Hunt v. Irwin

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Cammack

Affirming.

On July 5, 1943, the plaintiff, Ernest Eugene Hunt, who was 16 years of age at that time, was injured while riding on a truck belonging to Grandview Dairy. An older brother was killed in the same accident. On July 12th, Ernest signed the following letter, addressed to the county judge of Boyd County:

“Please appoint my father, Harper Hunt, guardian for me. I am over 14 years of age and in the hospital and can not come into court.” On the same day the county judge appointed Ernest’s father as his guardian, who took the oath required by law and…