Bartlett v. American National Bank & Trust Co. of Sapulpa

1 Four issues are presented for decision: (1) Did the trial court err in refusing to surcharge the administrator for losses incurred by the estate from unauthorized loans of estate funds? (2) Was the administrator liable for losses to the estate caused by his failure timely to pay estate taxes in a foreign jurisdiction? (3) Did the trial court err in reducing the administrators statutory compensation without ascertaining the value of the services he had rendered? and (4) Did the trial court err in basing its denial of additional attorneys fees on the misperformance of the personal representative during the administration of the estate? We answer the first question in the negative and the last three in the affirmative.