Des Moines Savings Bank v. Krell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hugh Brennan, Judge. Proceedings in probate upon the final report and discharge of Zora M. Krell (formerly Zora M. Hahnen) as guardian of her two minor ehildren. Exceptions were filed to her report by Des Moines Savings Bank, as guardian for the same wards, having been duly appointed as such upon the resignation of the mother. Upon the hearing of such exceptions, her sureties upon successive bonds appeared and made defense.
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Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hugh Brennan, Judge. Proceedings in probate upon the final report and discharge of Zora M. Krell (formerly Zora M. Hahnen) as guardian of her two minor ehildren. Exceptions were filed to her report by Des Moines Savings Bank, as guardian for the same wards, having been duly appointed as such upon the resignation of the mother. Upon the hearing of such exceptions, her sureties upon successive bonds appeared and made defense. Each surety company also denied liability for any dereliction, if any, that might be adjudged against the guardian. The trial court…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, C. J.
The guardian whose accounts are under investigation was formerly Mrs. Zora M. Hahnen, the widow of H. F. Hahnen, who died in February, 1911, leaving surviving him such widow and their two minor children, Gretchen and Robert, aged respectively eleven and five years. $9,000 came into the hands of the guardian as the proceeds of a life insurance policy in favor of the children. In March, 1911, she was appointed guardian, her bond being fixed at $9,000. The defendant Bankers Surety Company became the surety on her bond for an agreed compensation of $36 per year. The conditions of the bond…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ellyson v. LordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Guardianship of Kimble v. DaileySupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Bankers Surety Co. v. WymanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Warfield v. WarfieldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
3Cited by19 opinions
- In Re DemingWashington Supreme Court · 1937
- Southern Surety Co. v. TessumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- In Re Guardianship of BriceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
- Bookhart v. YoungloveSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
- In Re Trusteeship Under Will of LawsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1932
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