Case Name: In the matter of the propounding for probate of a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Joseph L. Lewis, deceased, late of Hoboken
Court: New Jersey Prerogative Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1882-02
Citations: 35 N.J. Eq. 99
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the matter of the propounding for probate of a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Joseph L. Lewis, deceased, late of Hoboken.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Equity Reports
Volume: 35
Pages: 99–100

Head Matter:
Theodore Runyon, Esq., Ordinary
In the matter of the propounding for probate of a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Joseph L. Lewis, deceased, late of Hoboken.
A claim for services rendered by a detective employed by tbe counsel of tbe principal legatee, such services being valuable in establishing the will, may be allowed and paid out of the estate.
Mr. Jos. Coult, for Lowell & Britton.
Mr. Cortlandt Parker, for the executors.

Opinion:
The Ordinary.
Samuel J. Lowell and George E. Britton present a claim for detective services rendered in this cause from November, 1878, to February, 1880, on the part of the proponents. The claimants were employed by the counsel for the United States, the principal legatee under the will, who certify that considering the labor and skill expended, and the results accomplished, the executors would be fully justified in paying a sum which they name for the services. The services appear to have been of great value, and they were rendered in establishing the will, and on the employment of counsel appearing for the principal legatee. The bill, if duly verified, should be allowed as part of the expenses of the litigation, and the executors will be ordered to pay the amount certified to by the counsel of the government on the claimants making oath that the services charged in the bill were rendered.