McLoskey v. Reid

The Surrogate.

Upon the final accounting of the executors in this case, it becomes necessary to determine what directions shall be given in respect to a legacy of fifteen thousand dollars, bequeathed to a minor residing at Florence. It appears that a guardian has been duly appointed at the place of domicil, and authority been regularly conferred upon the Consul General of Tuscany to receive the legacy from the executors.

The appointment of a guardian for the person or the property of an infant is an act of jurisdiction dependent upon the situation of the person or the property within the…