New York Court of Appeals
John A. Collier, One of the Executors of the Will of Stephen Munn, Deceased, Appellant v. William H. Munn and…
September 24, 186941 N.Y. 143
Summary
The Court of Appeals affirmed the surrogate's refusal to allow an executor who also acted as counsel to receive a fee from the estate beyond the statutory commissions, holding that executors may not be compensated for extra services they perform themselves.