Freese v. Pennie

Citations

• 110 Cal. 467
• 42 P. 978
• 1895 Cal. LEXIS 1082

Syllabus

<p>Estates oe Deceased Persons—Allowance oe Attorney’s Pees—Expert Witnesses—Consent oe Heir.—Upon the allowance of attorney’s fees in the probate court for services rendered to the administrator of a decedent, although the evidence of attorneys is competent, the trial court is not bound to fix the amount of the fee in accordance with their opinions; and where the allowance made is less than the estimate of any expert witness who testified, and was consented to by the attorney for the sole heir interested in the estate, it will not be disturbed upon appeal.</p>