Concord National Bank v. Haverhill

In this jurisdiction the allowance of attorneys’ fees has developed slowly and generally speaking has not been as liberal as in our neighboring states. Kimball v. Bible Society, 65 N. H. 139, 160; Guay v. Association, 87 N. H. 216, 221, 222; Richter, Probate Fees: The Story of a Remedial Statute, 32 B. U. L. Rev. 54, 60 (1952). Counsel fees were not allowed in Borchers v. Taylor, 83 N. H. 564, 572, but in that case it is to be noted that they were sought by parties contesting the validity of a charitable trust. Parties seeking to defeat a charitable trust are not entitled to an allowance out…