Succession of Griffith

GULOTTA, Judge.

In this Writ Application, the Succession of William E. Griffith seeks to annul a judgment ordering the Succession to pay an attorney for legal services rendered to the decedent during decedent’s lifetime. The judgment was signed after trial on a rule to show cause why the Succession should not pay his claim immediately. The Succession contends that a summary proceeding is not the proper procedure for a creditor to pursue a money judgment against a succession and that the required citation and service were not made.

A motion for suspensive appeal was filed by the Succession, but…