Penny v. Hampton

(after stating the facts as above). Under the statute of the state the grandfather is expressly given the preference and the absolute right to be appointed guardian of his orphan grandchildren who are minors, as against an'uncle not of blood kin. Article 4120, R. S. 1025. Such right cannot be taken away from the grandfather, unless he is disr qualified by reason of matters expressly mentioned in article 4122, which relate, besides soundness of mind, to immoral conduct, drunkenness, and disinterestedness from obligations antagonistic to, or conflicting with, financial interests of the minor.…