Kirkbride v. Hickok

The appellants herein strenuously urge that the Court of Appeals had no authority or right to make the award for expenses and attorney fees under the circumstances presented, and that such award is without statutory support and is contrary to the reported cases dealing with the subject.

It is patent from an examination of the record that the charities and their attorneys had no interest in the will construction action other than to obtain, if possible, the charitable bequests in the will, and their efforts were directed to that end. This is apparent from the statement of one of counsel in the…