In the Matter of the Estate of Marion M. Kay. Edward D. Sullivan, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Marion…

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court clarified that the two‑judge rule does not apply when a probate court’s decision is affirmed by a circuit court, affirmed the lower court’s reduction of the personal representative’s commission, reversed the denial of the representative’s reimbursement of expenses and attorney’s fees, and affirmed that the common‑fund doctrine does not apply to the beneficiaries’ own attorney fees.