221 A.2d 912 | D.C. | 1966
On June 28, 1962, appellee Baker, a practicing attorney in this jurisdiction, filed claim in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, holding a Probate Court, against the estate of Jean Fair-weather Waggaman in the amount of $4,-260.88 for legal services rendered decedent during her lifetime. Appellant, as duly appointed executor under the will of Mrs. Waggaman, rejected the claim in full. Thereafter the attorney instituted suit against the executor in the United States District Court
In July 1965 the executor filed in the Probate Court his second accounting, but he did not list as a debt the above judgment. The attorney filed an objection to this account and at the same time caused a writ of attachment
In appealing the denial of his motion to quash the writ of attachment, the executor contends that jurisdiction as to all probate matters is in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, holding a Probate Court, and that the funds of a decedent’s estate are in custodia legis and hence not subject to attachment. We do not agree.
The Probate Court has full and plenary jurisdiction to hear, examine and adjudicate accounts, claims and demands between executors or administrators and legatees or persons entitled to a distributive share of an intestate estate,
Furthermore, the D.C.Code expressly provides for actions and judgments against executors and administrators and for the issuance of writs of fieri facias thereon.
Appellant also complains of the bank’s action in turning estate funds over to Baker, but he indicates no alternative procedure available to the bank after the trial court had condemned these funds to satisfy the judgment against him as executor.
Affirmed as to the denial of appellant’s motion to quash the writ of attachment.
Appeal dismissed as moot as to appellee National Bank of Washington.
. D.C.Code (Supp. V, 1966), § 20-1501 (a).
. D.C.Code (Supp. Y, 1966), § 20-1318.
. D.C.Code (Supp. Y, 1966), § 11-962.
. D.C.Code (Supp. V, 1966), § 16-542.
. D.C.Code (Supp. V, 1966), § 11-522 (b) (4).
. Bird v. Sullivan, 115 U.S.App.D.C. 24, 316 F.2d 675 (1963); Miniggio v. Hutchins, 43 App.D.C. 117 (1915).
. Bird v. Sullivan, supra, note 6.
. D.C.Code (Supp. V, 1966), §§ 20-1501 and 20-1502(b).
. Fishel v. Kite, 69 App.D.C. 360, 101 F. 2d 685 (1938), cert. den. 306 U.S. 656, 59 S.Ct. 645, 83 L.Ed. 1054 (1939). See also Hawley v. Hawley, 72 App.D.C. 376, 379, 114 F.2d 745, 748 (1940).
.After appellee bank had paid, on October 5, 1965, the judgment of condemnation against the estate funds on deposit, the Probate Court, upon the executor’s petition, issued a rule to show cause why the attorney should not be enjoined from attaching estate funds. The Probate Court dismissed the petition and rule as moot on November 1, 1965.