Estate of Tubbs

This appeal is by Irene Waage, one of the heirs of decedent, from that portion of the order and decree of settlement of account and final distribution insofar as the order allows and provides for payment of $500 to the administrator as special and extraordinary fees and $900 to his attorneys (they asked for $1,500) and for $39.65 costs incurred in another proceeding to which reference will be made. The extraordinary fees petitioned for amount to more than one half of the value of the distributable estate remaining after deducting the costs of administration.

Before the petition for letters of…