McDONALD v. MAXWELL

No. 147.

274 U.S. 91 (1927)

McDONALD ET AL. v. MAXWELL ET AL., EXECUTORS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 11, 1927.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles V. Imlay, with whom Mr. Charles E. Wainwright was on the brief, for petitioners.

Mr. Frederic D. McKenney, with whom Messrs. John S. Flannery, G. Bowdoin Craighill, Joseph S. Graydon, and Edward DeWitt were on the brief, for respondents.


MR. JUSTICE SANFORD delivered the opinion of the Court.

In the course of a proceeding that had been pending for many years in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, sitting as a Probate Court, for the administration of the estate of James McDonald, deceased, under his last will and testament, the executors were allowed certain commissions for the one year period covered by their ninth account. On an appeal by the beneficiaries under the will, two of whom are...

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