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State ex rel. Tourville v. Roland

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 15, 1856PublishedCited by 27 opinions

•Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was a suit to recover of defendants on account of a breach of the condition of a bond given by Roland as guardian of the relator, and Lehman as security.

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•Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was a suit to recover of defendants on account of a breach of the condition of a bond given by Roland as guardian of the relator, and Lehman as security. The guardianship was alleged, and the breach assigned was the alleged failure of defendant (Roland) to rent out all the tenements and real estate of said relator, and his failure to account to the probate court or to the relator himself for certain rents alleged to be due relator for a portion of said premises occupied and enjoyed by said Roland. The defendants, in their answer, allege that said…

1Opinion of the Court

Rylaií», Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This ease comes fully within the principles of the decisions heretofore made by this court, in the cases of Oldham & Broadus v. Trimble, (15 Mo. Rep. 225,) and Jones v. Brinker (20 Mo. Rep. 87).

This suit is on a guardian’s bond, against the principal and Ms security. The defence rests upon the allowances and settlements of the guardian, made by him in the Probate Court of St. Louis eounty. These settlements and allowances show that the guardian has fully accounted for all of the personal estate in his hands belonging to his ward, and also for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BrinkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1854
  2. Oldham v. TrimbleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1851

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Shoemaker v. BrownSupreme Court of Kansas · 1872
  2. Parsons v. MilfordIndiana Supreme Court · 1879
  3. Patterson v. BoothSupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
  4. Barnes v. BartlettIndiana Supreme Court · 1874
  5. Sheetz v. KirtleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1876

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