Ackerman v. Hilpert
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. — How. Henry Bane, Jr., , Judge: ActioN to; recover upon a guardian bond. A demurrer to the petition was sustained. Plaintiff electing to stand upon the petition, judgment was rendered in defendants’ favor fox costs. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWateeman, J.
— The record presents but a single question, — was the cause of action set out by plaintiff barred by the statute of limitations ? The facts stated in the petition are as follows: Jacob Ackerman died in the year 1860, leaving surviving a son, George Ackerman, then some six years of age, and a widow, Margaret Ackerman. The widow was duly appointed • guardian of the child. Subsequently she married the defendant, Fred ITilpert. On August 15, 1870, said guárdian procured an order of the proper court, authorizing her to sell certain real estate of her ward. As required by law, she executed an…
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