Hines v. Hook

On January 14, 1922, Gerald Schrader, a veteran of the World War, was adjudged to be a person of unsound mind by the Probate Court of Callaway County. A guardian was duly appointed to administer his estate which consisted of compensation and insurance received and to be received from the United States Government by reason of his military service to his country. On May 10, 1932, respondent C. H. Hook, as such guardian, filed his annual settlement which included an item of $127.80 as compensation to the guardian. This sum represented an allowance of one per cent of the gross amount of the…