Harkrader v. Bonham
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from two decrees of circuit court of Smytli county, rendered December 10th, 1889, and March -31st, 1890, respectively, in the cause of J. R Harkrader, guardian of Ella Bonham, complainant, against Ella Bonham, infant, and others, defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
Htnton, J\,
delivered the opinion of the court.
*248This suit was brought for a double purpose. Tor whilst it is ostensibly a suit to sell the real estate of an infant, under section 2609 of the Code of 1887, which permits the sale of the lands of an infant, where it is made to appear that it is necessary for the future maintenance and education of such infant; one, if not the main object of the guardian, was to subject the proceeds of the sale of the land to the payment of an alleged claim of his against his ward. This distinctly appears from the averment of the bill that she owes her guardian…
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