Buckley v. Buckley

This is an appeal, by the administrator of the estate of Margaret Buckley, from a decree of the Probate Court disallowing his account as administrator. The case was heard by a single justice of this court, who affirmed the decree of the Probate Court, and reported the case for our consideration. From the report it appears that the administrator charged himself with the amount of the personal estate as per inventory, $670, and personal property not inventoried, $20, and credited himself with $670 paid to himself as trustee, and $20 paid to an attorney; and that the only item in dispute is the…