Adams v. Reviere
Supreme Court of Georgia
Guardiau aud ward. Settlemeut. Before Judge Hall. Upson Superior Court. May Term, 1877. This was an appeal from the decision of the ordinary upon a citation to a guardian for a settlement with her ward. The evidence for plaintiff made, in brief, the following case: Plaintiff was the daughter of defendant, C. M. Reviere, and her ward. Plaintiff’s father died in 1859, and defendant, as guardian of plaintiff, received for her $3,735.00 from the estate.
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Guardiau aud ward. Settlemeut. Before Judge Hall. Upson Superior Court. May Term, 1877. This was an appeal from the decision of the ordinary upon a citation to a guardian for a settlement with her ward. The evidence for plaintiff made, in brief, the following case: Plaintiff was the daughter of defendant, C. M. Reviere, and her ward. Plaintiff’s father died in 1859, and defendant, as guardian of plaintiff, received for her $3,735.00 from the estate. Plaintiff lived with her for abou t fifteen years ; the cost of her clothing averaged from $15.00 to $50.00 per annum ; she labored for her…
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Judge.
Mrs. Adams was the daughter and ward of Mrs. Eeviere-. She married at the age of twenty-three; and, before her marriage, her mother and herself had a settlement of the estate, by which she took her mother’s note for $1,000.00 in-full of all claims thereon. Some year or two after her marriage, she cited her mother to appear before the ordinary to account for the guardianship, and the case was carried, by appeal, to the superior court, where it was tried, and the jury, under charge of the court, rendered a verdict for defendant. Mrs. Adams moved for a new trial; it was refused,…
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