Hunter v. Thurmon
Mississippi Supreme Court
On appeal from the probate court of Holmes county. J. Thurmon, appellee, filed his petition in the probate court of Plolmes county, in which he states that he is the administrator of M. Thurmon, his former wife; that appellant was the guardian of said decedent; that he, appellant, has in his possession part of the effects; that petitioner is entitled to the possession thereof; prays that the said Hunter surrender his letters of guardianship of said Minerva, and deliver said…
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On appeal from the probate court of Holmes county. J. Thurmon, appellee, filed his petition in the probate court of Plolmes county, in which he states that he is the administrator of M. Thurmon, his former wife; that appellant was the guardian of said decedent; that he, appellant, has in his possession part of the effects; that petitioner is entitled to the possession thereof; prays that the said Hunter surrender his letters of guardianship of said Minerva, and deliver said effects to petitioner. Appellant in his answer admits, that appellee is administrator of said Minerva, and that she was…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Smith
A petition was filed in the court of probates of Holmes county against the appellant as the guardian of his late ward, Minerva Thurmon ; the object of which was to compel him to deliver to petitioner certain effects which were the property of the said ward. A decree was accordingly rendered against the appellant, who prayed and obtained an appeal, without having entered into an appeal bond; and for that reason, it is insisted, the cause should be dismissed.
The appeal in this case was taken during term time. The twelfth section of the statute of 1821, Hutctu CovS4?^annlies. It was not…
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