Easton v. Somerville
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Calhoun District Court. — Hon. S. M. Elwood, Judge. 1 Sarah J. Knox was at one time the guardian of Alice Knox, a minor. She received, as such guardian, one thous- and eight hundred dollars in money from her husband, who was the father of Alice Knox. One thousand dollars of this amount she invested without an order of court, in the purchase of a note, and real estate mortgage on Dakota land, from defendant Kichards.
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Appeal from, Calhoun District Court. — Hon. S. M. Elwood, Judge. 1 Sarah J. Knox was at one time the guardian of Alice Knox, a minor. She received, as such guardian, one thous- and eight hundred dollars in money from her husband, who was the father of Alice Knox. One thousand dollars of this amount she invested without an order of court, in the purchase of a note, and real estate mortgage on Dakota land, from defendant Kichards. Thereafter, Sarah J. Knox died, and John Somerville, defendant, was appointed executor-PlaintifF was thereupon appointed guardian for Alice Knox, and as such received…
1Opinion of the Court
Deemer, J.-
1 -Alice M. Knox is the adopted child of Charles H. and Sarah I. Knox. Her stepfather died in the year 1890, and her stepmother, Sarah J. Knox, was appointed guardian of her estate. In the year 1893 this guardian had the sum of one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one dollars in her hands, belonging to her ward. In March of that year she, without authority or direction from the probate court, purchased from defendant Richards a note for the sum of one thousand dollars, secured by mortgage on some Dakota land, that had been *168made to Richards by some parties named Moench. The note was…
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