Coxe v. . Charles Stores Co.

The question for decision is whether guardians may lease the real property of their infant wards for a period extending beyond the guardianship or the minority of the wards with the approval of a court of general equity jurisdiction. While the question appears to be one of first impression in this jurisdiction, from all the reasoning in our decisions on the subject, its proper solution would seem to be involved in no serious doubt.

It is conceded that under C. S., 2172, the guardians, without the court's approval, would have no authority to lease the premises for a term in excess of the…