Baker v. Hanson

In 1918, Herschel Hanson was appointed administrator of the estate of George Van Parker, deceased, and duly qualified by taking the statutory oath and giving bond in the sum of $2,000, with John O. Seidel and Chris Christensen as sureties. In January, 1919, the court ordered the administrator to sell the real property belonging to the estate, but required an additional bond in the sum of $2,000, which was furnished, with the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company as surety. From the sale Hanson realized $1,700, and soon thereafter left the state without accounting for the proceeds. In…