Eisenhower v. Vaughn
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Easterday, J., entered August 16, 1916, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action by an administrator to recover property in the possession of a guardian belonging to the estate of an insane ward, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Morris, J. —
Appellant, Vaughn, was, on October 8, 1912, appointed guardian of the person and estate of P. A. Johnson, an insane person, and qualified by giving a bond with the appellant guaranty company as surety. In May, 1915, the insane ward died, and in October, 1915, respondent was appointed administrator of his estate. A few days after the appointment of respondent as administrator, Vaughn filed his final account as guardian, and a few months thereafter filed an amended final account, admitting a balance in his possession belonging to the estate of his ward in the sum of $1,710.45. This…
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