Court Opinion

ID: 9530266
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 03:58:45.307448+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:28:03.449917
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Hannon, Judge,
concurring.
I concur in the opinion of the majority, but I disagree with that portion of the opinion which either expressly or by implication holds that the attorney fees in this case, which are clearly administration costs, may be recovered under probate claim procedures provided in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 30-2483 through 30-2498 (Reissue 1995). In my opinion, in In re Estate of Reimer, 229 Neb. 406, 409, 427 N.W.2d 293, 295 (1988), the Supreme Court clearly held that administrative expenses are not paid pursuant to the probate claim statutes when it said: “We determine that fees allowed in probate proceedings under § 30-2481 to persons nominated as personal representatives under a will are administration expenses and need not be paid pursuant to the probate claim statutes.” To my mind, it is obvious that except on appropriate appeal, the district court cannot determine the administrative expenses of a county court proceeding.