Durrett's Guardian v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 52 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL FROM KENTON CHANCERY COURT. 1. Statute law of Kentucky upon the subject of investments by guardians: Act of March 1, 1797, Digest of Statutes, vol. 1, p. 643'; act of January 15, 1831, 1 Statute Law, 771; Revised Statutes, chap. 43, art. 2, sec. 7; Myers’ Supp., p. 254; General Statutes, chap. 48, art. 2, secs. 18, 19; act of March 6, 1884, General Statutes, p. 707. 2 There has been no removal of the ward’s property from the State..
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Case 52 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL FROM KENTON CHANCERY COURT. 1. Statute law of Kentucky upon the subject of investments by guardians: Act of March 1, 1797, Digest of Statutes, vol. 1, p. 643'; act of January 15, 1831, 1 Statute Law, 771; Revised Statutes, chap. 43, art. 2, sec. 7; Myers’ Supp., p. 254; General Statutes, chap. 48, art. 2, secs. 18, 19; act of March 6, 1884, General Statutes, p. 707. 2 There has been no removal of the ward’s property from the State.. Shares of stock are personal property, and follow the abode of the owner. (City of Louisville v. Sherley, &e., 80 Ky., 71; Cromie…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HOLT
dulivisrhd this opinion on this court.
This is an action by Maria Lonise Powell, an infant, by her next friend npon the bond of her guardian, M. M. Durrett, ■ who became such fiduciary in November, 1882. Its purpose was originally three-fold.
First, to charge him with the cost of what finally *315proved to be a bad investment made by Mm of the ward’s funds, upon the ground that it was not only in direct violation of our statute, but made without that care which the general law requires of a guardian.
Second, to compel a conveyance to the ward of certain real estate in which the guardian…
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