Case Name: Songer and Others v. Manwaring and Another, Associate Judges, &c.
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1823-05-14
Citations: 1 Blackf. 251
Docket Number: 
Parties: Songer and Others v. Manwaring and Another, Associate Judges, &c.
Judges: 
Reporter: Blackford
Volume: 1
Pages: 251–252

Head Matter:
Songer and Others v. Manwaring and Another, Associate Judges, &c.
An action on an administration bond-payable to the associate judges, must be in their names on the relation ofsome person beneficially interested.
ERROR to the Dearborn Circuit Court. — The record of this suit by the associate judges, on an administration bond, did not show for whose use the action had been instituted. Judgment, on general demurrer, for the plaintiffs below.

Opinion:
Scott, J.
Debt on an administration bond; Gur statute, provides that such bonds-shall he for the use of, and-in trust for, the. person or persons concerned . The record should show that some person appeared as a relator. It should appear that-the proceedings were instituted by some person who was aggrieved; who had a beneficial interest in the suit; who would be responsible for the costs; and for whose use and benefit the judgment was obtained . For want of this the judgment, must be reversed.
Test, for the plaintiffs.
Caswell, for the defendants..
Per Curiam.
The judgment is reversed, with costs.
Stat. 1823, p. 293,
Acc. Stat. 1823, pp. 291, 2; — 1828, pp. 48,49. The bonds of executors, ¡administrators, and guardians, must be made payable to the state. Stat. 1828, supra. As to the relator's establishing his claim, previously to a suit on the bond of an executor or administrator, vide Eaton, Associate Judge, &c. v. Benefield et al. May term, 1827, post.