Ramsey v. McMillan

The appeal is from the decree of the probate court overruling motion of appellant to charge the account of theappellee, the retiring guardian, with designated items of personal property, and also from the judgment allowing certain expenditures to the credit of said guardian.

It is the duty of a guardian to collect and take into possession the assets of the ward, and discharge the duties of the trust in the same manner that a careful and prudent business man manages his like personal affairs. It follows from this general rule that the guardian is responsible for the properties of the ward…