United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Roberson

In the year 1926 Bashie Fullwood was appointed administratrix of the succession ' of her deceased brother Stephens Fullwood by the district court of Bossier parish. Defendant acted as her attorney. The deceased was. an ex-service man. The only asset of his succession was $7.274.34 due by the United States for war risk insurance, which was collected and deposited by the administratrix in a bank in the city of Shreveport on May 26, 1927. The plaintiff herein signed the ad-ministratrix’ bond as surety, requiring a joint control' agreement whereby the funds of the succession could only be…