Merritt v. Wallace

In 1888 appellant, Merritt, was appointed by the probate court guardian of Lena Crane, a minor, now Lena Wallace, the appellee herein. In 1889 the guardian received from life insurance policies $4,990. January 13, 1890, he filed his first annual settlement, showing a balance on hand of $4,555.49. To this settlement was appended a petition of the guardian for an order to loan $4,000 of the ward’s money, and at the April term, 1891, the court made an order directing the guardian to loan said sum on real estate security. There was no proceeding in the guardianship after the April term, 1891,…