Reilly v. Merten

This is a suit in equity in which George H. Merten and Ross L. Shotwell were called to account for fraud and resulting loss of trust funds in their settlement of the estate of Thomas Dean, deceased, testator, under their appointment by the county court as administrators with the will annexed. Other equitable relief sought was the setting aside of an order in which the county court approved the final report of the administrators, discharged them and released the surety on their bond. The suit in equity was begun and tried in the district court for Douglas county. There was a decree in favor of…