Legal Opinion
McLean v. American Security & Trust Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 24, 1953No. 35390PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWS, Chief Judge.
The American Security and Trust Company, trustee under the will of John R, McLean, who died in 1916, has moved the Court for an order allowing compensation for extraordinary services rendered in the sale of the Cincinnati Enquirer, a newspaper formerly part of the trust estate, for $7,600,000, in cash, without a broker’s commission. The trustee has suggested $150,-000 as a reasonable sum for its services, and $100,000 for services of its counsel. The guardian ad litem for the minor beneficiaries has requested allowance of $15,000 for services rendered since June 19, 1951.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Magruder v. DrurySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Barney Ex Rel. Woodhull v. SaundersSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
- Williamson EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Turnbull v. PomeroyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
- Commercial Trust Co. of N.J. v. SpiegelbergNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1934
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