Commonwealth v. Graves County Banking & Trust Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Carroll

Reversing.

The question in this case is the amount of compensation that a guardian is entitled to charge for receiving and paying out the money of his ward.

This suit was brought in the name of the Commonwealth, for the benefit of Harry J. Hendíey against the Graves County Banking & Trust Company, for the pur*456pose of surcharging the settlements made by it in the County Court as the guardian of Hendley.

The Trust Company was appointed guardian in May, 1894, and continued to act in this capacity until March, 1909, when it resigned and finally settled its accounts…