In re the Estate of Forney
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; Edward F. Lunsford, Judge. In the Matter of the Estate of Charles F. Forney, deceased. From decisions of the court concerning compensation, the administrator appeals.
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Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; Edward F. Lunsford, Judge. In the Matter of the Estate of Charles F. Forney, deceased. From decisions of the court concerning compensation, the administrator appeals. The primary error upon which this appeal is based is the refusal of the lower court to permit the attorney for the administration and the administrator to show by evidence- the character and extent of their services, rendered after the same had been passéd upon in that court without notice to or knowledge -of the administrator or his attorney. The second error relied…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Sanders, C. J.:
1. This is the administrator’s second appeal in the matter of this estate. He bases his present appeal upon two assignments of error: First, that the court erred in holding and in ruling that an order made and entered in the original administration proceedings, without notice to or knowledge of the appellant or his counsel, fixing their fees, was conclusive upon them. Second, the court erred in holding and in ruling that the services rendered by appellant’s attorney upon the former appeal were those of a volunteer, for which he is entitled to no compensation.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re the Estate of HeydenfeldtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
- In re the Estate of ForneyNevada Supreme Court · 1919
- In Re Estate of M. D. FoleyNevada Supreme Court · 1898
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