Estate Helen U. Geniviva Deceased. Appeal

Filed April 15, 1996 OPINION BY JOHNSON, J.: In these consolidated appeals, we are asked to determine whether a former attorney for the executor of an estate may appeal from a decree which sanctioned the executor of that estate for mismanagement. We also consider whether an executor may be excused from liability for any surcharges that resulted from his alleged reliance upon advice of counsel. Because we find that the attorney could not properly appeal from the present decree, we dismiss his appeal. Further, we conclude that the Orphans' Court did not err when it sanctioned the executor for mismanagement of the decedent's estate. Accordingly, we affirm.