In Re the Estate of Foster

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

PETERS, J.

This is an appeal by the trustees under the will and of the estate of the decedent from a decree denying the allowance, as an administrative expense, of the aggregate amount of monthly salaries paid a bookkeeper employed by them during the annual accounting period.

The items for which the trustees claim reimbursement uniformly appear in the accounts rendered and filed and of which they prayed approval as a monthly salary paid to a “bookkeeper.” Hence we consider immaterial to the issues what other or additional services besides bookkeeping were performed by the…