In re the Estate of Dygert

MR. JUSTICE JOHN C. HARRISON

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court, Madison County, granting attorney fees and costs to an unsuccessful applicant for letters of administration.

Laura M. Dygert, an 87 year old resident of Madison County, died on May 9, 1975. She had been in a nursing home several years before her death and during that period a guardianship had been established to protect her estate and care for her needs. By agreement of her relatives, Dan Vernon McLean had been appointed guardian of her estate. McLean is the son-in-law of Marie…