76 Mo. 510 | Mo. | 1882
This is a suit at the relation of Charleo G. Guenther, public administrator of Cole county, upen the bond of Austin A. King, his predecessor in office, to recover a balance alleged to be in his hands at the expiration of his official term, belonging to the estate of George
The petition, after alleging the appointment of King as public administrator and the execution of the bond sued upon, states that afterward, on the-day of-, 186—, the said Austin A. King, by virtue of his said office, did take into his charge and custody the estate of George Maus, who died intestate about the-day of-, 186—, and did proceed to administer upon the said estate ; that, in the course of the administration on said estate by the said King, he received into his hands a large amount of assets belonging to said estate, and collected a large amount of money belonging to said estate; that of the said sum, so collected, said King failed to pay over or account for the sum of $250, although the county court did, by its order, order and direct said King to pay and deliver the same to Charles G. Guenther, which said order was made on the 12th day of November, 1875, and demand thereof made by the said Guenther, after the date of said order, and the said King wrongfully and in violation of the terms and condition of said bond, failed to pay or deliver the same; that, on the 3rd day of November, 1874, he was duly elected public administrator in and for the county of Cole, and State of Missouri, and qualified and entered upon the duties of said office; that afterward, to-wit, on the 12th day of November, 1875, the said county court of Cole-county, Missouri, having jurisdiction of the estate of said intestate, George Maus, ordered the said Guenther, as said public administrator, to take charge thereof; that the plaintiff* demanded the said money and assets of said estate from the said King, as aforesaid. Wherefore he says a right of action hath accrued to plaintiff.
The breach of the bond sued upon is properly averred.