Justices of the Inferior Court ex rel. Woods v. Woods
Supreme Court of Georgia
This was an action of debt on a guardian’s bond, tried before Judge Merriwether, in the Superior Court of the county of Morgan, at March Term, 1846. On the 5th of December, 1835, the defendant in error, William Woods, was appointed guardian of Wilson Woods and Augustus Woods, orphans of James Woods, deceased, and gave bond with one John Woods and the defendant, John Vason, as his securities.
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This was an action of debt on a guardian’s bond, tried before Judge Merriwether, in the Superior Court of the county of Morgan, at March Term, 1846. On the 5th of December, 1835, the defendant in error, William Woods, was appointed guardian of Wilson Woods and Augustus Woods, orphans of James Woods, deceased, and gave bond with one John Woods and the defendant, John Vason, as his securities. On the 25th of November, 1839, he gave new bond, with John Woods and James Barfield as his securities, as guardian for Wilson Woods, (for whose use the above action was brought on the first bond,)…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
Warner, Judge.
This action was instituted on a guardian’s bond, executed by William Woods as principal, and John Vason as security, containing the following condition: “Whereas, the said William Woods is this day appointed guardian of Wilson Woods and Augustus Woods, orphans of James Woods, deceased: now if the said William Woods do well and truly perform and demean himself as guardian as aforesaid agreeably to letters of guardianship bearing even date herewith and agreeable to law in such cases madé and provided, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force…
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