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beneficiaries, and that the executors failed to collect past due
rent on the property of approximately $80,000.
On June 15, 1989, petitioner filed "OBJECTIONS TO ACCOUNT"
with the Surrogate's Court,7 praying for disallowance of fees and
commissions, and for surcharges and damages totaling over
$836,000. Petitioner's objections to the executors' accounting
for the estate may be summarized as alleging: (1) Excessive
attorney's fees were paid to four law firms; (2) self-dealing by
and excessive commissions paid to executor Hyland; (3) excessive
commissions paid to executor Scinto; (4) self-dealing on the part
of Hyland in disposing of the close corporation stock, jewelry of
the estate, and in valuing a partnership interest of the estate;
(5) excessive real estate commissions and management fees paid to
Hyland's son, Mark V. Hyland; (6) the fraudulent sale of various
parcels of realty at less than fair market value; (7) the failure
of Hyland and Scinto to establish a trust for the children of
petitioner and her sister and the executors' payment of funds
directly to the children; and (8) mismanagement of the Chicago
property causing the beneficiaries to be sued, and the executors'
settlement of the suit by conceding $24,420 in back rent.8
7File No.0816-1982.
8The prayer for relief on this issue asks for a return of
the "Loss incurred in sale of Chicago property" of $24,420.
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