Freeman v. Tucker
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, in Baldwin Superior Court. Decision by Judge; Cochran, February Term, 1856. Francis M. Freeman, in right of his wife, filed a bill against' the administratrix of Harper Tucker, the former guardian of Mrs. Freeman, praying for an account, and alleging that the-guardian had violated his duty in making expenditures for his ward exceeding, annually, the income and interest thereon, and thereby exhausting the corpus of her estate.
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In Equity, in Baldwin Superior Court. Decision by Judge; Cochran, February Term, 1856. Francis M. Freeman, in right of his wife, filed a bill against' the administratrix of Harper Tucker, the former guardian of Mrs. Freeman, praying for an account, and alleging that the-guardian had violated his duty in making expenditures for his ward exceeding, annually, the income and interest thereon, and thereby exhausting the corpus of her estate. The answer of the administratrix of Tucker stated that the expenditures were made by the ward in obtaining an education ; that these expenditures were…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
McDonald, J.
delivering the opinion.
This bill was filed by the complainants against the defendant, as administratrix of Harper Tucker, deceased, praying, an account of his “ acts and doings” as guardian of Mrs. Freeman. The intestate was appointed her guardian in 1847. The bill is in the usual form for bills for account, with additional special charges, that the expenditures of the guardian for his ward were incorrect and against law and equity; that they were extravagant and not suited to her condition, and exceeded the annual income of her money and property; and complainants…
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