In Matter of Estate of Magelssen

Paul McCann, the personal representative of the estate of William Magelssen, deceased, appeals from an order of the Yellowstone County District Court determining attorney fees owed to the law firm of Hutton, Sheehy and Cromley.

This case arose when Paul McCann petitioned the District Court, pursuant to section 91A-3-722, R.C.M.I947, now section 72-3-634 MCA, for review of compensation owed to the attorneys for the estate, Hutton, Sheehy and Cromley. The District Court determined that the ordinary services of probate were 95 percent completed at date of discharge, and that, according to a…