Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Dickson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 26, 1999No. 98-PR-460PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Old Republic Surety Company (“Old Republic”) challenges the entry of a $1,000 judgment against it in favor of the estate of Henry Dickson. The award was based on a nominal bond which Old Republic had issued to Addie Anglin, the former personal representative of the estate, pursuant to D.C.Code § 20-502(a) (1989). Like all nominal bonds issued under section 20-502(a), this bond expressly provided that it was intended only to secure unsecured debts of the estate and to ensure the payment of inheritance taxes. By its terms, the bond was void once those debts and…
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