New York Court of Chancery February 16, 1841 (In re Root)

The Chancellor.

Upon an application to the court for an order that the committee of a lunatic or a drunkard pay a sum exceeding the amount limited by the rule for the expense of obtaining the commission and of the other proceedings to obtain the appointment of a committee, there should be an affidavit showing the necessity of an increased allowance, if there is any thing special in the case.