Batal v. Flynn

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Batal v. Flynn, 345 Mass. 779 (Mass. 1963)
189 N.E.2d 528

Batal v. Flynn

Opinion of the Court

Decree affirmed. We cannot rule that the special administrator’s fee of $7,000 awarded by the Probate Court decree exceeded just and reasonable compensation. See McMahon v. Krapf, 323 Mass. 118, 123, and cases cited; Wilson v. Askinas, 325 Mass. 136, 138; Phelan v. McCabe, 343 Mass. 585, 588-589. The inventory showed a personal estate of $454,804.01 and real estate in New Hampshire valued at $6,000. The probate judge found that the special administrator expended some 360 hours of his time in conducting his administration promptly and carefully. The services which were performed in a period of over a year are set out in detail in the judge’s findings. The allowance of $81.86 for expenses is not contested.

Reference

Full Case Name
Michael J. Batal, special administrator v. Mary E. Flynn & another, executrices
Status
Published