Dann v. Runyon

Citations

• 125 Cal. 195
• 57 P. 783
• 1899 Cal. LEXIS 825

Syllabus

<p>Estates oe Deceased Persons—Compensation oe Executor Fixed by Will—Extea Services—Renunciation oe Will.—A will fixing the compensation of an executor in an amount in excess of Ms legal fees must be deemed to fix the measure of Ms compensation for all services of every kind to be rendered by Mm; and no claim for extra services, however beneficial to the estate, can be allowed to the executor, unless he has, by a written instrument, filed in court, renounced the provision of the will for compensation, as provided in section 1616 of the Code of Civil Procedure.</p>