In re the Estate of Rudden

John D. Bennett, S.

The compromise and settlement of a contested probate proceeding has resulted in the present proceeding under section 231-a of the Surrogate’s Court Act, whereby the attorneys-for the former contestant seek to charge *689the estate for services rendered by them which allegedly benefited the estate.

The petitioners allege that a substantial portion of the services performed by them related to efforts on their part to arrive at a compromise and settlement of the contested probate, and that “ all effort toward settlement materially benefited the estate and therefore should be…