Moore v. Hanscom

On March 21, 1901, A.J. Compton was appointed guardian of Menard James, a person of unsound mind, and his bond fixed at the sum of $20,000 by the County Court. He gave the bond with the American Surety Company as his surety. The court approved the bond and Compton took the oath required by law, returned an inventory and received his letters of guardianship. Subsequently Compton returned another inventory into court which showed that the property of the estate was worth $38,056.83. The Probate Court of Galveston County entered the following order:

"In the matter of the estate of Menard James,…