National Surety Co. v. Rives' Guardian

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Miller — ■

Affirming.

In 1909 E. W. Whittemore qualified as the statutory guardian of Ms stepson, Harold Milburn Rives, with the appellant, the National Surety Company, as surety upon his bond.

*202The infant owned a small farm in McCracken County; and it becoming necessary to use the proceeds of the farm for the support and maintenance of his ward, Whittemore, as guardian, brought an action in January, 1910, under Sub-section 3 of Section 489 of the Civil Code of Practice, to sell the infant’s farm for that purpose. That action proceeded regularly to a sale,…