In re the Estate of Erickson

Delehanty, S.

The will of deceased was executed June 14, 1932. He died November 2,1936. The now accounting trustees under his will received their letters of trusteeship on December 1, 1936. They began their functions as trustees on March 29, 1937. On all of the dates stated the statute regulating the compensation of estate fiduciaries was section 285 of the Surrogate’s Court Act. The trustees ask in this accounting proceeding for construction of deceased’s will so far as its terms regulate the. compensation of his fiduciaries.

In his will the twenty-sixth paragraph says: “ My executors shall be…