Hines v. American Surety Co.

— Prom a judgment rendered by the circuit court of the City of St. Louis for $8,047.14 in favor of the successor guardian and against the estate of the deceased former guardian of an insane person, and the surety on the guardian’s bond, the surety, American Surety Company of New York, a corporation, has appealed.

The facts are undisputed and, so far as material, are as follows:. On April 19, 1930, Harry M. Wagner was by the probate court appointed guardian of the person and estate of Ernest C. Keisker, an insane veteran. On that date the guardian qualified and filed a bond with the Southern…