Legal Opinion
Stearns v. Abbott
California Supreme Court
Decided December 24, 1926No. Docket No. L.A. 9141PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFinlayson, J.
—Three residuary legatees under the will of Clark Parker, deceased, have appealed from that part of an order settling the executor’s final account which allows $40,000 as extra compensation to the attorneys for extraordinary services alleged to have been rendered by them in the probate proceedings.
The respondent, Leon M. Abbott, is the executor of the will, appointed as such by the superior court for Los Angeles County. Mr. Abbott is a member of the law firm of Bates, Nay, Abbott & Dane, a firm of attorneys practicing law in the state of Massachusetts with offices in the city of Boston. He…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Collier v. . MunnNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
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- In Re the Estate of FreesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
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3Cited by38 opinions
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