Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Clanton

This action was filed in the district court of Creek county by Arey Clan-ton against the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland for recovery on a guardian’s bond. Ellis Williams, one of the joint guardians, was named as a defendant. but was not served and did not appear therein. The cause was tried to the court and a judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $10,000 against the Fidelity & Deposit Company, from which judgment this appeal has been lodged. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

The record discloses that Arey Clanton was a minor and…