Legal Opinion
Speck v. Speck
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 19, 1931No. 20352PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. It is the duty of a guardian ad litem to exercise diligence to protect the interests of his ward in all matters relating to the litigation, and he is liable to his ward for such damages as may result from any culpable omission or neglect on his part. Civil Code (1910), §§ 3047, 3057; 31 C. J. 1041.
2. A guardian ad litem acts at his peril in consenting for a verdict and judgment to be rendered against his ward without proof of the essential allegations of the petition, and if the allegations be in fact untrue, *518as.-is charged in this ease,.the ward may-elect to sue liis guardian for such…
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- Griffin v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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- Gunn v. JamesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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