Matter of Estate of Stone

This appeal involves a dispute over fees awarded to the personal representative of an estate who was removed for cause. Petitioners Sherrie Schandelmeier and Sam Wonderly, successor co-personal representatives of the Estate of Robert Emerson Stone, appeal from an order of the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District, Madison County. On remand from a previous appeal to this Court, [223 Mont. 227, 727 P.2d 508, the District Court was instructed to remove R. Thomas Garrison as personal representative of the Estate and determine the fee due Garrison for his services. The court ordered: (1)…