Legal Opinion

Neville v. Guardianship of Kelso

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 3, 1971No. 46222PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

This appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of Newton County involves the powers and duties of a guardian of an adult non compos mentis. Billy Neville, appellant, was the former guardian of Wil*830liam H. Kelso, n. c. m. In June 1968 this Court upheld the decree of that court removing Neville as guardian. Neville v. Kelso, 211 So.2d 825 (Miss.1968). The opinion observed that the ward had animosity toward Neville as guardian, and whether that feeling was justified or imaginary, it was a fact which tended to emotionally upset the ward, so the decree removing the guardian…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Austin v. LamarMississippi Supreme Court · 1851
  2. Dalton v. JonesMississippi Supreme Court · 1875
  3. Brown v. MullinsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1852
  4. Frelick v. TurnerMississippi Supreme Court · 1853
  5. Neville v. KelsoMississippi Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. USF&G CO. v. Conservatorship of MelsonMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Matter of Conservatorship of MathewsMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Mathews v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  4. McKnight v. DyerDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1971
  5. In Re VinsonCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007

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