DeLoach v. Waters

1. A ward on arriving at majority may apply to the ordinary for an order requiring the guardian to appear and submit to a settlement of her account. Code, § 49-301. A petition by a ward to the ordinary, reciting that his mother was duly appointed and qualified as his natural guardian; that thereupon she took possession of certain property of the ward, and has since then had the same in her possession; that she has failed to make any return to the court as required by law; and that the petitioner has arrived at the age of twenty-one years and has demanded of his guardian that she settle with…