In Re Guardianship of Howard

COMPTON, Justice.

Frank Howard, a minor of the age of 13 years, while under guardianship of the appellant, his aunt, appointed appellee, brother of appellant, to be his guardian. The applicable statute reads:

“Any minor more than ten (10) years of age, whose person is under the guardianship of any person not the mother or father, and preferring some other person as guardian of such mino.r person, may .appoint such person to be guardian, and submit the appointment to the judge of probate of his or her county, whose duty it shall be, immediately to proceed to ascertain whether the person…