In Re Estate of Hite
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco refusing to allow attorneys’ fees ■ in the estate of a deceased person. J. V. Coffey, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtAngellotti, J.
This is an appeal from an order denying the application of appellants for an order allowing them compensation, in a sum to be fixed by the court, for services rendered by them as attorneys at law prior to the probate of the will of deceased, to and under employment by the person named in said will as executor. The application was made and acted on by the court after the suspension from office of said executor, after the appellants had ceased to act as a'torneys in the estate, and before any final accounting of the affairs of said estate. The legal services alleged to have been performed for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Estate of HiteCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- In re Estate of SandersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
- In re RoseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
- Henry v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
- In Re Estate of FranklinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
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