State Ex Rel. Dudley v. Bland
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil-Action upon a Guardian Bond, tried at Spring Term,. 1880, of Pitt Superior Court, before Avery, J. The case was heard upon complaint and answer, and the exceptions to a referee’s report. The facts necessary to an understanding of the decision of this court are stated in its opinion. The defendants appealed from the ruling and judgment of the court below.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
The object of the suit is the recovery of the relator’s estate in the hands of his guardian, the defendant Theophilus Bland, and the action is against him and the sureties to his several bonds. During his'administration of the trust the guardian executed four successive bonds, as follows:
One August 2,1859, in the penal sum of $800, with Benjamin Hazzleton, testator of the defendant Phil. Williams, and the defendant W. A. Quinerly, his sureties. A second February 4, 1862, in the penalty of $9,000, with Jesse Nobles, the intestate of the defendant Fred. Harding, and Guil-ford Smith, the…
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