Matter of Estate of Schuldt

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Alton Schuldt (executor) appeals from a final decree which affirmed, in part, objections made to the Final Report and Account (final report) in the Marvin E. Schuldt estate and which required the estate to pay attorney’s fees to the residuary legatees and devisees (beneficiaries). 1

BACKGROUND AND FACTS

This case was before us on objections made to a previous final account. Matter of Estate of Schuldt, 428 N.W.2d 251 (S.D. 1988) (iSchuldt I). In Schuldt I, we upheld the claimed executor’s fees and attorney’s fees, but disallowed a brokerage fee paid to executor’s attorney…