Crawford v. Kingsbury

Appellants, the executor and attorney, appeal from the probate court’s order which denies them compensation for extraordinary services rendered during the administration of the estate of Eella Adair Walker. Two issues are presented, first, when services of the type listed in Probate Code section 902 are rendered, has the court discretion to deny extra compensation, and second, did the court here abuse its discretion in denying compensation for extraordinary services ?

*794In her will the decedent named her attorney, Hilary H. Crawford, as executor. The executor employed his son, Hilary H.…