In Re Merlino's Estate

Angelo Merlino, the surviving husband of Lucia Merlino, filed objections to the final report and peti tion for distribution of the latter’s estate. The objections brought into question a prior disbursement in the sum of $1,184.83 and the claim of David O. Hamlin, the administrator with the will annexed, for attorney’s and administrator’s fees in the sum of $20,000.

After a hearing, a decree of distribution was entered denying the objections, approving and confirming the final report, and allowing Hamlin attorney’s and administrator’s fees in the sum of $16,000. Merlino appeals.

David O. Hamlin,…