Thomson v. Black

Joseph N. Barker, administrator de bonis non, with the will annexed, of the estate of James Reid, deceased, filed a claim in the probate court of Cook county against the estate of Duncan M. Thomson, deceased. The claim.consisted of nineteen items, the last of which was as follpws:

“Nineteenth—Amount due on bond given by Dougald Muir, Duncan M. Thomson and Sverke Domby, given to secure the faithful performance of duties of Dougald Muir, as executor of the last will and testament of James Reid, deceased, $37,000. Interest on said sum from the 12th day of May, 1897, to July 6, 1897.”

The claim,…