Maryland Casualty Co. v. McAlpin

1. A contract of suretyship must be strictly construed in the interest of the surety. Board of Education v. Fudge, 4 Ga. App. 637 (1 a).

2. Where an administrator receives money for the use of particular individuals, the receipt operates as a specific appropriation of that money, and the administrator is liable for it in his individual capacity only, such money being no part of the estate of the decedent. Johnson v. Hall, 101 Ga. 687, 691 (29 S. E. 37).

3. Where an administrator of the estate of a deceased employee of a railroad company receives money in settlement of a death claim against the…