Melcher v. Yagers' Guardian

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Turner

— Reversing.

This is an action by the guardian of the two infant appellees, W. J. Yager and Houston Yager, for the sale of a house and lot, jointly owned by them in the city of Louisville, for the purposes of reinvestment of the proceeds.

It is apparent that the action was originally instituted under the provisions of subsection 5 of section 489 of the Civil Code authorizing such procedure. But the bond required under section 493 of the Code to be executed before such a sale is ordered, and expressly providing (sub-section 3) that any sale or conveyance so…