Cox v. Williams

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

This appeal is from a decree rendered by the Circuit Court, in Equity, of Russell County, Alabama, on the final settlement of S. D. Williams, as guardian of James Swain, a non compos mentis.

The following pertinent facts are necessary to an understanding of the issues involved: On September 15, 1924, Pal M. Daniel, the then sheriff of Russell County, Alabama, was appointed by the probate court of said county as guardian of the estate of James Swain, a non compos mentis, and veteran of the United States Army. The appointment was by virtue of his office of sheriff, and the…