In re the Judicial Settlement of the Final Account of Proceedings of Wigg

In a proceeding in the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau county, the executors petitioned for the judicial settlement of their accounts and for an allowance to their attorneys. The petition and the decree, in so far as they refer to the attorneys’ allowance, purport to be governed by section 231-a of the Surrogate’s Court Act. The decree approved the executors’ accounts and allowed the attorneys $50,000. The appeal is by the three principal legatees, mainly on the grounds that (1) the executors are not entitled to full commissions on the increased value of the estate; (2) the proceeding to fix the…