Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Fairfield

This is an action against W. A. Anthony, who was formerly administrator of the estate of D. P. Beard, deceased, and appellant Fidelity & Deposit Company, the surety on his bond, to recover funds which came into his hands as such administrator, and which he had failed to pay over in accordance with the orders of the probate court. The action was instituted by the appellees, Fairfield, as administrator in succession of the Beard estate, and Mrs. Virgie Beard, the widow of said decedent.

Beard died in the year 1918, and, as before stated, Anthony became administrator of the estate, and appellant…