Hunt v. Maldonado

Temple, C.

— Appeal on judgment roll from judgment on demurrer.

The demurrer was properly sustained. The action is to recover an attorney’s fee for services rendered to the guardian of a minor in pursuance of a written contract. The action is against the minor. If the guardian made a valid contract with the attorney, he may be held liable, and if he pays it, and the probate court shall deem the expenditure reasonable, and necessary to protect the interests of the ward, it may be allowed from the ward’s-estate. But it is an expense incurred by the guardian in the performance of his duties, for…