In Re Weiss' Estate

Lee C. McManus, an attorney, filed a petition in the probate court for the approval of his fee for services rendered to the fiduciary of the estate of Moritz Weiss, deceased. He stated that his services were reasonably worth $2,490, of which he had been paid $700. The probate judge approved compensation in the amount of $1,200 and an order was entered for the payment of the $500 balance. McManus appealed from this order to the circuit court, where he demanded a jury trial. The fiduciary movéd for an entry of judgment on the theory that the reasonable value of the servicés rendered was a…