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2 Dem. Sur. 269

Brautigam v. Escher

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided October 15, 1883

New York Surrogate's Court · decided 1883-10-15

Petitioh of John Henry Escher for judicial settlement of his account as executor of, and trustee under the will of decedent, and for Ms discharge as trustee, and for revocation of Ms letters. Anna M. Brautigam, and others, parties interested in the estate, appeared on the return of the citation. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion.

Decided 1883-10-15

The Surrogate.

¶1The retiring executor and trustee asks for an allowance as costs and counsel fee.

¶2His application must be denied, in view of the fact that his wish to be relieved from his duties seems to be the sole occasion for his retirement (Matter of Jones, 4 Sandf. Ch., 615 ; Matter of Allen, 29 Hun, 7).

¶3On November 22nd, 1883, was filed the following opinion:

The Surrogate.

¶4I have heretofore held, in this case, that the retiring executor and trustee was not entitled to any allowance. My attention has since been called to the fact that the present accounting would very properly and naturally have been made at this time, even though the petitioner had no wish or purpose to resign. TMs fact justifies the relaxation of the severity of the rule that denies, to a trustee retiring from office for Ms own convenience, any allowance to *271defray the expense of the proceeding. I can only allow the petitioner, however, the costs strictly pertinent to the accounting, and I must be furnished with an affidavit as to the number of days necessarily occupied therewith.

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