In re the Estate of Bostwick

Wither, S.

This is a discovery proceeding in which the temporary administrator seeks to recover the sale price of an automobile which was sold by consent of the parties to avoid loss through depreciation in value during litigation. It appears that decedent was a woman in her seventies who suffered from a lameness. She owned said automobile and kept it in a commercial garage in her neighborhood. She paid monthly by check for the storage, and by telephone gave personal instructions to the garage attendants for servicing the car. Decedent did not drive, but employed a driver. Early in 1951, she…