Elders v. Stripling

It appears from the evidence that the administrator made no inventory of the estate and filed no proper returns during the approximately 20 years the assets of the estate were in his hands. He attempted to charge 2% percent commission for receiving and 2% percent for paying out funds which came into his hands, and he attempted to charge extra for expenses for trips which he claims to have made in connection with the estate. In addition to the $300.23 which he admitted in his answer that he then held, he admitted that he had deducted an additional $100 for a tombstone which had never been…