McWilliams v. Norfleet
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Marshall County. Hon. B. T. Kimbrough, Chancellor. In 1869 R. A. Roberts was made the guardian of Belle T. Means and her two sisters, minors, and executed the required bond. In 1872 Roberts and Anderson entered into a partnership for the purpose of carrying on a general merchandise business.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Marshall County. Hon. B. T. Kimbrough, Chancellor. In 1869 R. A. Roberts was made the guardian of Belle T. Means and her two sisters, minors, and executed the required bond. In 1872 Roberts and Anderson entered into a partnership for the purpose of carrying on a general merchandise business. Roberts, without any order of court, loaned the firm of Roberts & Anderson, of which he was a member, ten thousand dollars of money belonging to his wards, taking the note of the firm therefor, payable to him as guardian. In February, 1873, R. E. Chew was taken into the…
1Opinion of the CourtArnold, J.
It was decided on a former appeal in this case that the bond executed by Roberts, on the 15th day of April, 1873, was security for the faithful performance of his duties as guardian from that date, and that the first bond executed by him was security only for default occurring prior to the execution of the second bond. McWilliams v. Norfleet, 60 Miss. 987.
What were the duties of Roberts as guardian after the execution of the second bond ? Were they in any manner less than they had been before, or different from the obligations usually assumed by guardians ? Clearly not. It was his duty, as…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Crump v. GerockMississippi Supreme Court · 1866
- McWilliams v. NorfleetMississippi Supreme Court · 1883
- Moffatt v. LoughridgeMississippi Supreme Court · 1875
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- Ames v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1896