In re the Estate of Stacey

Fowler, S.

The record before the referee was somewhat informal, but I think that his general conclusion is justifiable and not inconsistent with justice. The exceptions to the referee’s report bring up for consideration the correctness of his findings upon the questions presented by the objections to the account of the executor. These so-called objections were not in reality objections to the account, because the payments objected to had not been made by the executor; they were rather objections to the contemplated payment by the executor of claims against the estate. The legatees contend…