In re the Estate of Ferrara

Foley, S.

The administrator will be surcharged with the intestate shares due Joseph and Alfred Ferrara, the children of the decedent. The assets of the estate consisted mainly of cash in the sum of $10,500. The administrator, Frank Ferrara, the husband of the decedent and the father of the distributees, unlawfully invested these estate funds in the purchase of certain real estate. In this transaction the administrator mingled the estate funds with his own private moneys. Title to the property was taken in his individual name. The decree granting him letters of administration was made July 29,…