The appeal in relation to the claim, made in behalf of the slaves of the testator in this case, for the wages earned by them since his death, has been discontinued and the claim waived.
There is no error in the allowances made by the District Judge for counsel fees and executors commissions. We concur in his opinion that there was no necessity for employing two counsel, and we consider the compensation allowed a fair remuneration for the services rendered.
We think it clearly results from the will, that in the absence of his universal legatee, the testator intended to give his executor the seizin of all his property. It is contended that he forfeited-his commissions, because he did not keep the
It is ordered, that the judgment, so far as it reduces the counsel fees paid by the executor from $2000 00 to $1200 00 and the executors commissions from $1033 15 to $785 65, be affirmed, with costs.