Succession of Houssiere

TATE, Judge.

This is a proceeding to remove the duly qualified administratrix on the ground of her mismanagement of the succession. The charges of mismanagement essentially are: (1) She intended to recommend payment of an allegedly excessive fee to the attorneys (her sons) retained by her as administra-trix to settle the succession; and (2) In the alternative, in the event that she had not agreed to pay such fee, she had hired attorneys for the succession without any investigation or agreement as to the attorneys fees they might charge.

The administratrix appeals from judgment removing her from…