Beatty v. National Surety Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Marion.

Action by an heir at law and distributee against the surety upon an administration bond.

The pertinent facts are as follows: J. C. Carsten died intestate in Florence County in 1902, leaving as his only heirs at law and distributees his father, C. G. Carsten, three brothers, C. C. Cartsen, E. H. Carsten, and Robert Carsten, and the plaintiff herein, the only child of a predeceased sister. At this time plaintiff was about 5 years old. On January 9, 1903, C. G. Carsten, the father of the intestate, was appointed administrator by the…