Hornaday v. Hornaday

LAWSON, Justice.

This was a statutory inquisition of lunacy commenced by the filing in the probate court of Jefferson County of a sworn petition by Jacob W. Plornaday, Jr., seeking to have a guardian appointed to manage and conserve the property of his father, Mr. Jacob W. Hornaday, Sr., a resident of Jefferson County. T ; petition averred that Mr. Hornaday, Sr., who was seventy-six years of age, was of unsound mind and incapable of governing himself or conducting and managing his business affairs. §§ 9 and 11, Title 21, Code 1940.

Upon the filing of the petition a guardian ad litem was…