Lawler v. Bear
Indiana Supreme Court
From the Jefferson Circuit Court; Francis M. Griffith, Judge. Action by Solomon J. Bear, receiver, and others against Cora Lawler and another. From a judgment for the plaintiffs, the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLairy, J.
— As disclosed by the briefs filed on behalf of appellants and appellees, there is no dispute as to the facts upon which the finding and judgment of the trial court is based. The facts thus disclosed show that in June, 1913, Joseph Lawler was adjudged to be a person of unsound mind, and that the People’s Trust Company was appointéd as his guardian, in which capacity it continued to act until the death of said Joseph Lawler in February, 1917. At the time of the appointment of the guardian and at the time of his death, Joseph Lawler was the owner of 160 acres of farm land in Jefferson county,…
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