In Re Estate of Enos

Bailey M. Smith, a legatee under the will of Mary Enos, appeals from two orders of the circuit court of Madison County concerning the administration of the Enos estate. His appeal essentially presents two issues: whether the circuit court erred in assessing inheritance tax on the estate without conducting a hearing and providing notice to appellant that it had entered an assessment order; and whether the fees awarded to executor, I. H. Streeper III, and his counsel, J. Lawrence Keshner, were excessive.

With respect to the inheritance tax issue, the executor, citing In re Estate of Barker…