An estate trustee applied to pass accounts relating to the administration of his mother’s estate.
One beneficiary objected to the accounts, alleging mismanagement, inadequate disclosure, excessive legal fees, and improper handling of estate assets and tax filings.
After hearing viva voce evidence from the estate trustee and considering the objections, the court found the trustee credible and concluded he had administered the estate fairly and reasonably.
The objections were rejected and the estate accounts were approved.
Legal fees incurred by the estate were held to be properly payable from the estate, and the objecting beneficiary was ordered to bear his own legal costs.
