Case Name: Lewis Bond and wife, and others, v. Thomas Turner's executors
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1818-07
Citations: 2 Mur. 331
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lewis Bond and wife, and others, v. Thomas Turner’s executors.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 331–331

Head Matter:
Lewis Bond and wife, and others, v. Thomas Turner’s executors.
From Bertie,
Ex’rs. and Adm’rs. The court is authorised to allow executors or administrators five per cent on their receipts anti five per cent on their expenditures. It may in its discretion allow less, but cannot allow more.
This was a bill filed for on account and distribution of the estate of Thomas Turner, dec’d. The accounts were referred to the master, who made his report, and allowed the executors five per cent commission upon their receipts, and also five per cent upon their expenditures. Exceptions were filed to the report, on this point, and the case, .sent to this Court ,• and

Opinion:
By tiie Court.
The court has the power of allowing five per cent commissions on their receipts and the same on their expenditures. The court may, in its dis. cretion, allow less, bat not more.