Erdman's Administrator v. Erdman's Administrator

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Stanley—

Affirming.

This suit involves the power of the courts to reduce at the instance of a creditor of the estate an attorney’s fee fixed in a contract of employment by the personal representative. The reasonableness of the fee—a contingent one—provided by the contract is also presented by the appeal.

The case is a sequel to Erdman v. Masters, 208 Ky. 361, 270 S. W. 758, and is closely related to Erdman’s Administrator v. Erdman’s Executor and Trustee, 229 Ky. 162, 16 S. W. (2d) 756. The first case involved the disposition of a devise of $2,500 in the will…