Durfee ex rel. Legal Representatives of the Estate of Rauscher v. Joslyn

Defendant Joslyn was appointed administrator of the estate of Marie Rauscher, deceased, and gave an 'administration bond in the sum of $1,000. Marie Rauscher died seised of a parcel of real estate, upqn which was a mortgage. Upon foreclosure sale this property brought the sum of $683.87 in excess of the mortgage, which sum was paid over to Joslyn as administrator. Some months later he obtained from the probate court a license* to sell the land, which he did, receiving therefor the sum of $830 in excess of the amount necessary to redeem the same, which amount of $830 came to his possession,…