Crain v. Parker

Smith, J. —

On the 8th of May, 1837, Stephen Taylor, administrator of the estate of Daniel J. Taylor, deceased, filed a petition in the Probate Court of Tippecanoe county, alleging that the personal estate of his intestate was insufficient to pay the debts outstanding, and praying for an order to sell the real estate. The petition alleged that Stephen, Marietta, Elizabeth, Daniel, and Henry Taylor, all minors, were the heirs at law, and that the petitioner was their general guardian. Thereupon, on motion, an attorney of the Court was appointed guardian ail litem for said *375infants, who entered…