Goltra v. People

Citations

• 53 Ill. 224

Syllabus

<p>Administration of estates—what are assets—liability of sureties on administrator’s bond. Money paid to an administrator by a railroad company, upon whose road the intestate was killed, being paid as compensation therefor, is assets in the hands of the administrator, which he is bound to administer, under the statute on that subject. And whether the money is recovered by suit, or voluntarily paid under the statute, as in this case, it is as much assets in the hands of the administrator, as if recovered for the benefit of creditors. Being assets, the sureties on the administrator’s bond are responsible for its proper distribution.</p>