Kerrigan & Line v. Lange

William G. Line, a partner in the Kerrigan & Line law firm (the partnership), represented Clara Mae Lange and Clarinda Foote as the copersonal representatives of the estate of Delphine C. Wagner. Throughout the probate proceedings, Darrell Stock acted as cocounsel to Line. For their services, Line and Stock were paid $49,500, which they divided equally. The partnership then filed an administrative claim asking for additional attorney fees of $74,808.34. Lange and Foote filed objections to this claim, but did not file a disallowance of the claim pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2488 (Reissue…