In Re Linn

The primary question for decision is the propriety of certain surcharges made by the Bergen county orphans court on exceptions to the executor's second intermediate account. There was a decree of affirmance in the prerogative court; and there were included therein certain allowances to counsel for services rendered in that court.

The allowance to the executor for his services during the instant accounting period consisted of commission on corpus in the sum of $607.28 and commission on income in the amount of $1,877.61 — a total of $2,484.89. He was surcharged for administration expenditures…