Grimes v. Perkins School for the Blind

By any measure, the will of Edwin C. Tykeson was a simple one, and his estate was a simple one. The will, as a practical matter, left Tykeson’s entire estate to Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown. That estate, which at Tykeson’s death had a value of $346,000, consisted entirely of readily marketable securities (publicly held companies or funds and Federal notes and bonds) and bank deposits. For his services as executor and attorney, Mr. Robert A. Grimes claimed, and was allowed, a combined fee of $30,825.67. We are of opinion that, in the circumstances, the fees were beyond reasonable…