Suddreth v. . McCombs
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil Action tried at Spring Term, 1875, of Cherokee? Superior Court, before, Cannon, J. The Court found the following facts: — Abram Sudderth, the defendants’ intestate and the guardian of the minor lieiis of Abram Harshaw, received, as such guardian, of the executor of said Harshaw $7705.50 in notes and bonds in June, 1859 ; and a number of slaves and a large amount of real estate and other property belonging to his wards went into his possession.
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Civil Action tried at Spring Term, 1875, of Cherokee? Superior Court, before, Cannon, J. The Court found the following facts: — Abram Sudderth, the defendants’ intestate and the guardian of the minor lieiis of Abram Harshaw, received, as such guardian, of the executor of said Harshaw $7705.50 in notes and bonds in June, 1859 ; and a number of slaves and a large amount of real estate and other property belonging to his wards went into his possession. After the death of said Abram Sud-derth in 1868, the plaintiff was appointed guardian and brought this action against his estate for the sum…
1Opinion of the CourtRodman, J.
The doctrines affecting the liability of guardians for investing the money of their, wards in confederate currency or securities have been stated in so many cases in this Court that it is unnecessary to repeat them here.
At different. times from 1859 to early in 1861 the guardian of the infant plaintiffs received from the administrator of their father- in bank.bills then at par with gold, or nearly so, over- $5000. He also received.in 1859 $2000 or thereabout,in solvent notes, or in .those which he accepted as such. This appears in the testimony of Harshaw. His duty as guardian was to loan out…
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- Sudderth v. . McCombsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880