Bostleman v. Henkle
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Woodruff Chancery Court, Northern District; A. L. Hutchins, Chancellor; 1. The decree should be reversed as1 to the interests of the minors, Howard and Marvin Yaughan,because they have had no defense as required by statute. A guardian ad litem appointed before the service of summons’ on the minors acquires no authority to defend for such minors.
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Appeal from Woodruff Chancery Court, Northern District; A. L. Hutchins, Chancellor; 1. The decree should be reversed as1 to the interests of the minors, Howard and Marvin Yaughan,because they have had no defense as required by statute. A guardian ad litem appointed before the service of summons’ on the minors acquires no authority to defend for such minors. C. & M. Digest, § 1114; 40 Ark. 56. 2. The facts in evidence do not made out a parol gift from Emil Henkel to his mother. A gift of real estate to take effect in the future will not be enforced. 82 Ark. 33. Before a parol gift of land will…
1Opinion of the CourtHumphreys, J.
This suit was instituted in the Woodruff Chancery Court, Northern District, by appellee, Herman F. Henkle, against appellants, George Bostleman, Gussie Meinah, Eckhardt Bostleman, and Howard and Marvin Vaughan, minors, for the purpose of confirming title in appellee to about 2,532 acres of land in said district and county. Summons was issued upon the petition on the 18th day of May, 1920, and on the same date, and prior to the service upon the minors, Marvin and Howard Vaughan, the clerk of the court appointed August Bostleman guardian ad litem, to defend for said minors. Return was not made…
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