Cheney v. Corbett

THIS is an action involving the allowance by the county court — affirmed on appeal by the district court — of certain expenses and fees in connection with the administration of the estate of a deceased person. The particular items involved are: Funeral expenses, $852.60; administrator's fees, $1,084.99; and attorney's fees, $1,084.99. Objection to the allowance of these claims in the amounts specified having been overruled, the proceedings are presented here for review.

Cheney, an Italian, all of whose relatives lived in Italy, died intestate May 17, 1936, in Leadville, Lake county, leaving an…