National Surety Corp. v. Commonwealth Ford, Inc.

By JUDGE ALEX H. SANDS, JR.

This case, tried upon appeal from the Civil Justice Court of the City of Richmond, without jury, on June 7, 1965, is before the Court for decision.

Facts

Lloyd B. Stratton died September 4, 1960, intestate, and his wife, Ann R. Stratton, hereinafter referred to as "Stratton," one of the defendants to this action, qualified as administrator of her husband’s estate. National Surety Corporation, plaintiff in this action, qualified as surety upon the administrator’s bond.

One of the assets of the estate coming into the administrator’s hands was a 1959 Ford Convertible…