St. John v. McKee
New York Surrogate's Court
Hearing of exceptions taken by Louis M. St. John, and others, residuary legatees under decedent’s will, to report of referee upon judicial settlement of account of the executors thereof. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The Surrogate.
A decree may be entered conforming to the findings of the referee, except as hereinafter indicated.
The three accounting executors credit themselves with $6,675, expended by one of their number in payment for legal services which are claimed to have been rendered in the administration of this estate. This amount, as it appears in the account, is made up of two items—one of $775, and the other of $5,900. The larger item is vouched by a bill which describes, with some detail, certain legal services for which, in the aggregate, there is charged the sum of $900, but which states only…
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