Clark v. Pence

Complainants, as sureties on the bond of D. S. North-ington, who, qualified as administrator of Julia Pence, deceased, filed this bill quia timet, to be exonerated from liability for funds collected by said administrator belonging to the estate of Pleasant Witt, deceased. It was conceded that said sureties were liable for all assets that came into said administrator’s hands belonging to the estate of Julia Pence, deceased, but it was alleged that he had also collected funds due the estate of said Witt. The controversy arises upon the following facts found by the court of chancery appeals…