In re Burrill Lane's Estate
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from a decree of the probate court allowing the account of Horace L. Moore, as executor of the will of Bur-rill Lane, presented by Fred Johonnott, as administrator of the estate of said'Horace L. Moore; Edward B. Lane, Effie C. Aiky, William- Fane, and Fred C. Fane, legatees under the will of Burrill Fane, appellants. Heard on the report of a commissioner and appellants’ exceptions thereto-, at the March Term, 1905, Chittenden County, Watson, J., presiding.
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Appeal from a decree of the probate court allowing the account of Horace L. Moore, as executor of the will of Bur-rill Lane, presented by Fred Johonnott, as administrator of the estate of said'Horace L. Moore; Edward B. Lane, Effie C. Aiky, William- Fane, and Fred C. Fane, legatees under the will of Burrill Fane, appellants. Heard on the report of a commissioner and appellants’ exceptions thereto-, at the March Term, 1905, Chittenden County, Watson, J., presiding. Judgment overruling the exceptions, and allowing the account as found by the commissioner. The appellants excepted. An executor…
1Opinion of the CourtHaselton, J.
This was an appeal from the allowance by the probate court of the account of Horace F. Moore, as executor of the-will of Burrill Fane, presented by the administrator of said Moore’s estate. The case was heard by the comity court on the report of a commissioner, and judgment was rendered allowing the account as allowed and reported by the commissioner. The appellants excepted.
Item 61 of the account is a credit of $500- to- the executor for services. It appeared that Burrill Fane died February 24, 1877, leaving an estate worth some $12,000. This was disposed of by a will in which Horace F.…
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