In Re Estate of Cogan

This accelerated appeal arises from the judgment of the Cuyahoga County Probate Court denying a motion to surcharge the executor and granting the final account of the plaintiff-appellee, estate of Charles Cogan.

Charles Cogan died testate on October 31, 1995, naming John Bosco (“executor”) as executor of his estate. The estate consisted of a bank account in the amount of $942.20 and a residence, which was sold for $45,100. Out of the sale of this residence, the lienholders and mortgagees were paid, including the executor’s lien, which was filed before the decedent died, for legal services in…