Daniels v. Priest

The plaintiff brought this action of trover as administrator of the estate of his brother, Elmer Daniels, who shortly before his death had sold a Dodge automobile to one Cochran. A claim of $450, being the balance of the purchase price due at the time of the death of the intestate, was one of the assets of his estate. Cochran, being unable to pay this, gave to the administrator a Holmes note with the car as security. This note, however, was payable not to Daniels as administrator but to him as an individual. It was obviously, however, intended to be treated by him as an asset of the estate.…