Spidle v. Blakeney
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Sumter Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas H. Smith. Bill by J. W. Blakeney, guardian, against his ward for a removal of the guardianship from the probate to the chancery court and for a settlement of the guardianship, with prayer for re-imbursement, out of the principal of the ward’s estate, for advancements made by the guardian to the ward, which advancements are alleged to be necessary and to the best interests of the wards.
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Appeal from Sumter Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas H. Smith. Bill by J. W. Blakeney, guardian, against his ward for a removal of the guardianship from the probate to the chancery court and for a settlement of the guardianship, with prayer for re-imbursement, out of the principal of the ward’s estate, for advancements made by the guardian to the ward, which advancements are alleged to be necessary and to the best interests of the wards. Prom a decree for complainants, respondents appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
In 1897 R. J. Grady died in Sumter county, and left surviving him his widow, Lucy Grady, and four minor children. Lucy Grady and M. L. Grady, the grandfather of said minors, qualified as guardians of the minors and entered on the discharge of their duties as such. The minors each owned about $150 in money, and jointly 500 or 600 acres of real estate. The minors lived with their mother, Lucy Grady, in their home in the village of Brewersville, in Sumter county. The bill shows that the income arising from the estate of the minors was wholly inadequate for their support and maintenanec; that…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bellamy v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
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