State Ex Rel. Gott v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.

Action in the Circuit Court of Jackson County against surety on administrator's bond, to recover a sum representing the balance on hand for distribution in the estate of Thomas A. Mathews, deceased, as shown by the final settlement of his administrator in the Probate Court of Jackson County. The petition prayed also for a ten per cent penalty for vexatious delay and a reasonable attorney fee. The sole defendant is a corporation engaged in the indemnity bonding business under the insurance laws of Missouri. The administrator was not joined as a defendant in the amended petition on which the…