Allgood v. Williams
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Probate Court of Blount. Heard, before the Hon. J. W. Ellis. The facts 'are sufficiently stated in the opinion. cited 1 Brick.
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Appeal from the Probate Court of Blount. Heard, before the Hon. J. W. Ellis. The facts 'are sufficiently stated in the opinion. cited 1 Brick. Dig. p. 610, §§ 2, 3, 4, 5 ; Glover v. Glover, 13 Ala. 387; Harrison v. Sanders, 20 Ala. 629; Johnson v. Copeland, 35 Ala. 521; Griffin v. Wall, 32 Ala. 149; Merrill v. Morrisette, 76 Ala. 433 ; Met-calf v. Lowther, 65 Ala. 312 ; Kelly v. Garrett, 67 Ala. 204 ; Bragg v. The State, 69 Ala. 204; Murphy v. Hunt, 75 Ala. 438; Tallmage v. Tallmage, 66 Ala. 199.
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
Appellant was appointed in August, 1888,. by the Probate Court of Blount County, guardian of Eva Williams, a minor- — about five years of age. This proceeding is an application in the name of the ward to revoke the 'letters of guardianship, which the court revoked, on the ground that her residence was not in Blount County, and that the court had no jurisdiction to appoint a guardian.
The statute declares: “Guardians must be appointed for minors under the age of twenty-one years, by the court of probate of the county in which such minor resides.” Code,. § 2370. Though the word residence is…
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