Court Opinion

ID: 9529004
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Date Created: 2023-08-07 03:46:14.916794+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:27:34.788712
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On Petition For Rehearing.
Arterburn, J.
The appellant has filed a petition for rehearing, contending that this Court erred in affirming the trial court’s opinion. The only matter in the petition that needs discussion is the contention that we should consider the question of excessive fees and expenses charged by the executor, which was raised on appeal in the Appellate Court. We feel that this omission may be readily disposed of for the reason that on the petition to transfer on the merits, no question with reference to such fees was raised or briefed.
The sole question considered was the interpretation to be given the will. As to the interpretation given the will, the ruling of the Appellate Court was favorable to the appellant. As to the ruling on the executor’s fees and accounting, the Appellate Court affirmed the trial court, which ruling was favorable to the appellees. The appellees filed a petition for *671rehearing, while the appellants did not file a petition for rehearing as to that portion of the Appellate Court ruling adverse to them, to-wit: on the matter of executor’s fees and expenses. Such failure to object and ask for a rehearing thereon is a waiver by the appellant of such adverse ruling of the Appellate Court. Miller v. Ortman (1956), 233 Ind. 150, 117 N. E. 2d 558.
In fact, the appellant, in her brief in opposition to the petition for rehearing in the Appellate court states: “We pray the petition be denied”, thus accepting the opinion of the Appellate Court in toto and not raising any question as to the correctness of the Appellate Court’s decision as it related to the fees of the executor. In denying the appellee’s petition for a rehearing the Appellate Court did exactly what appellant had requested, to-wit: confirm in all particulars its decision, including that portion dealing with executor’s fees.
Further, in opposing appellee’s petition to transfer to this Court, which urged only that portion of the Appellate Court decision adverse to appellees, i.e., whether the widow's share was based upon the gross or the net estate, the appellants again requested that the Appellate Court opinion be affirmed in all respects. The appellant, making no real contention in our Court upon such matter and having waived the same in the Appellate Court on the petition for rehearing, we may rightfully assume that such issue was out of contention when it reached this Court.
The appellee has made a motion to dismiss the petition for rehearing on the ground that the appellant has violated rules of this Court with reference to requirements as to the petition for rehearing — in particular that the petition for rehearing violates Rules 2-22 and 2-23 by intermingling argumentative matters with the specified grounds for rehearing. However, in view of our previous statements, we do not give that matter further consideration.
*672The motion to dismiss the petition for rehearing is overruled, and the petition for rehearing is denied.
Hunter, J., dissents.
Note.—Reported in 251 N. E. 2d 668. Rehearing reported in 253 N. E. 2d 231.