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ESTATE OF TIERNEY

No. 124 (1974).

70 Wis.2d 438 (1975)

234 N. W. 2d 357

ESTATE OF TIERNEY: CRAWFORD, Appellant, v. TIERNEY and others, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided October 30, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by Brandon E. Crawford of Superior, and oral argument by W. L. Jackman of Madison.

For the respondents there was a brief and oral argument by John T. Oswald of Duluth, Minnesota.

HEFFERNAN, J.

Upon the filing of the final account in the estate of Patrick Tierney, the probate judge found the attorney's fees in the amount of $6,964.75 to be unreasonable, and he reduced the fees to $2,650. The attorney for the estate has appealed, claiming that fees should be allowed in the full amount. We conclude that the fees as submitted in the final account were excessive and that a reduction was proper. However, we conclude that the appropriate fee to be...

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