In re the Estate of Kaufmann

S. Samuel Di Falco, S.

The attorney for the proponent of the will has instituted this proceeding pursuant to the provisions of section 278 of the Surrogate’s Court Act for an order fixing an allowance to him for services rendered to the proponent and *561for a direction that the allowance fixed be paid to him out of the decedent’s general estate.

Although the temporary administrator and the successful contestants dispute the value placed upon those services by the petitioner, the extensive nature of the services rendered cannot be disputed. The litigation in this matter has extended over a period…