Paine v. Jones
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Gr. SiebeckeR, Circuit Judge. This was an action brought against the sureties on a guardian’s bond, for breach of the conditions thereof, in that the guardian failed to pay over the amount found due from him on the settlement of his final account.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Gr. SiebeckeR, Circuit Judge. This was an action brought against the sureties on a guardian’s bond, for breach of the conditions thereof, in that the guardian failed to pay over the amount found due from him on the settlement of his final account. The youngest child •arrived at his majority on the 29th day of June, 1885. The guardian, without fault on the part of the eestuis que trust-ent, did not settle his accounts, either with them or with the proper court, until October 4, 1894. This action was thereafter commenced by…
1Opinion of the CourtMaRshall, J.
The sole question involved here is, What is the meaning of the term “discharged,” as used in sec. 3968, R. S., which provides that “ no action shall be maintained against the sureties on any bond given by any guardian unless it be commenced within four years from the time the guardian shall have been discharged ” % As applied to the facts of this cáse, it is contended on the part of the appel*74lants that the guardian is not discharged, within the meaning of the statute, till his final account is settled with the proper court; while, on the part of the respondent, it is claimed that the guardian…
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