Cathcart v. Sugenheimer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mr. Justice McGowan.

In June, 1874, John H. Cathcart was found a lunatic under proceedings in the Court of Probate for Fairfield county. On September 2d, 1874, Samuel Cathcart was appointed the committee of the person and estate of the said lunatic. Finding the estate embarrassed to the extent of insolvency and the creditors already pressing for payment or threatening to commence suit, the said Samuel Cathcart, as committee, commenced an action in the Court of Common Pleas, alleging the *124lunacy of John H. Cathcart, his appointment as committee, the large…