Rolf v. Rolf
Supreme Court of Georgia
ín Equity, in Talbot Superior Court. Decided by Judge Dowers, March Term,-1856. This was a bill filed by Lucius Rolf, against Richard Rolf.
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ín Equity, in Talbot Superior Court. Decided by Judge Dowers, March Term,-1856. This was a bill filed by Lucius Rolf, against Richard Rolf. The bill charges, that on the 6th day of September, 1841, the defendant became the guardian of complainant and his brother Alexander; that in 1842 he received, on account of said wards, the sum of four hundred dollars, but complainant-does not know from whom he received it; and defendant has failed to state, in his returns, from what source he obtained it. The bill charges, that defendant received more than $400, but has only charged himself, in his…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
The judgment of the Court must be reversed in this case,, upon the ground that the Court erred in charging the Jury,, that before a guardian can be justified in appropriating any portion of his ward’s estate to his education and maintenance, he must make a special report to the Court, that the income is insufficient for that purpose; and that his general return, showing the condition of the estate, will not do.
And upon the further ground, that the verdict of the Jury was strongly and decidedly against the weight of evidence,. *328Indeed, founded as…
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