Rutherford v. Larned

A. W. Gibson, as trustee for Julia F. Rutherford and her children, made to the judge of the superior court an application in which it was set forth that the estate of which he was trustee had contracted debts for which it was legally liable, and that for their payment the property of the estate would be sold; and he prayed for an order authorizing him to borrow the sum of $1,200 and to secure the payment by mortgage on the trust property. Upon this application an order was passed, authorizing the trustee to make the loan and execute the mortgage. Under this authority Gibson as trustee…