Casto v. Evinger

The complaint, in substance, alleges that on January 10,1879, one John H. Rippetoe, *299who was guardian of Peter Malcom, a person of unsound mind, loaned to appellant, Casto, $200.00 of his ward’s funds and took therefor a note executed by appellants, Casto and Wiseman; that the note was made payable to John H. Rippetoe as guardian of Peter Malcom; that the said ward died in 1891; that his estate was duly settled, and that thereafter Rippetoe delivered, without written assignment, the note to plaintiffs, who are the only heirs of the said ward, and who sue in this action as such heirs. The note…