In Re Perrigo's Estate

In this case, appellant, Margaret S. Perrigo, the divorced wife of the deceased Leonard A. Perrigo, questions and seeks to modify an order of the probate court. The order approved allowances for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses incurred in the prosecution of a wrongful death action by Joyce J. Perrigo (decedent’s surviving second wife), as the administratrix of the estate of Leonard A. Per rigo, deceased, and apportioned the attorneys’ fees and costs among the several beneficiaries or claimants entitled to the damages recovered in the wrongful death action. More specifically, appellant is…