Legal Opinion
Van Epps v. Walsh
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Alabama
Decided December 15, 1870PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In equity. This cause was submitted for final decree, on the pleadings and evidence.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
On the 16th day of April, 1861, Abram W. Van Epps was appointed by the probate court of Mobile county'. Alabama, guardian of Barney H. Van Epps, the complainant, and gave bond in the sum of 850,000, with E. S. Dargan, Charles Walsh and others as sureties, conditioned that if the said Abram W. Van Epps should well and truly perform all the duties which might be by law required of him as guardian, then the obligation should be void. Under this appointment the guardian reported that he had received as assets of the estate of his ward the sum of 815.328.89. On the 10th day of *987…
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