Cook v. Search

Opinion by

LYONS, C.

Cook, administrator of the estate of Nichols, deceased, brought suit in the court below against Search, defendant, who had acted as special administrator of the estate of Nichols, deceased, and against the Equitable Surety Company as Search’s official surety, to recover the sum of $7,100 which it is alleged belonged to the estate and was retained by Search. It appears that Search retained this sum as administrator’s fees and allowance to the counsel for the special administrator, under the order of the county court in which the administration proceedings were pending.

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