In Re the Estate of James

HOGAN, Judge.

This case began as a proceeding to determine damages for breach of the obligation of an administrator’s bond, as authored by § 473.207, subsec. 2, R.S.M0. 1 The applicants, who are creditors of the estate, appeal from an adverse judgment. The factual setting of the case has been reported before, see In re Estate of James, Mo.App., 431 S.W.2d 660, and Hart v. Wood, Mo.App., 392 S.W.2d 20, and need not be restated at length.

Lucy Ann Louise James died intestate in Laclede County, Missouri, on November 24 or 25, 1960. At her death, she had assets, including real property, valued at…