Kennedy's Estate

Opinion by

Me. Justice Schaeeeb,

We are here to decide whether the two executrices of the Estate of Julian Kennedy are entitled to an allowance out of the assets of the estate for the amount paid by them for counsel fees in successfully resisting large claims amounting to $185,874.83 made against the estate by the two sons of the decedent, who were executors. The litigation involving the claims was determined by us adversely to them in affirming the Orphans’ Court of Allegheny County in Kennedy’s Estate, 321 Pa. 225, 183 A. 798.

The counter-statement of “Questions Involved” in appellees’ brief…