Stevens v. Tucker

— The appellees, Tucker and Manley, sued the appellants upon a complaint showing the following facts :

The defendants are the children, grandchildren and heirs, at law of Thomas W. Allen, deceased, and, as such heirs, have each received from said estate property and money, of a specified value and amount. In 1865 Joseph Allen died, leaving a widow, Sarah J., and three minor children (the defendant grandchildren herein), of whom Sarah J., in 1866, was appointed guardian, and gave bond in $8,000 for the faithful discharge of her duties, with said Thomas W. Allen, who was then in life, as her…