Omohundro v. Erhart

The appellant, Lehte S. Om-ohundro, and the appellee, Delphine S. Erhart, are sisters. Their mother, at the time of her death in 1945, was serving as guardian for a third sister, Gladys M. Shader, who has been mentally incompetent for about forty-five years. After their mother’s death Mrs. Omo-hundro and Mrs. Erhart were appointed as guardians in succession and served in that capacity, despite much disharmony, for twelve years.

In 1957 Mrs. Erhart filed the present petition, stating that it would be to the ward’s best interest for both guardians to he removed and a successor appointed. After…