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In order to better understand our disposition of this
matter, a brief review of the administration of this estate may
be helpful.
When Panepinto was appointed administratrix of the estate,
the Orphans' Court ordered the prior administratrix, Mary
Orlando, to submit an accounting of the estate to the court. The
ordered accounting was not forthcoming, and Boote, the attorney
for INA, prepared and filed with the court an accounting. Boote
testified at trial that when Panepinto was appointed
administratrix of the estate, on September 1, 1982:
Ms. Panepinto wanted the money distributed to Mrs.
Orlando, the money paid out in fees, she wanted
everything. She wanted it all back in the estate and
she wanted to be paid as much as she could be paid.
Panepinto retained the services of the Dilworth law firm as
the legal representative of the estate. Latourette was one of
the attorneys in the Dilworth firm to whom the estate matter was
assigned. From 1982 through August 6, 1990, the Dilworth firm
represented the estate.
On September 3, 1985, Latourette and counsel for respondent
filed with the Court a Stipulation of Disposition of Issues which
resolved all issues pending between the estate and the Internal
Revenue Service, except for:
(1) An administratrix's commission of $13,873.49 claimed by
Mary Orlando that was being disputed before the Orphans' Court.
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