Sturtevant v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Appeal. Before Judge Charlton. .Chatham superior court. August 7, 1908. Horace B. Bobinson, as the foreign guardian of his two minor children, applied to the ordinary of Chatham county for the transfer to him, as such guardian, of certain property belonging to his wards, in the hands of Jordan F. Brooks of said county, as administrator of the estate of' Lula S. Robinson, deceased.
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Appeal. Before Judge Charlton. .Chatham superior court. August 7, 1908. Horace B. Bobinson, as the foreign guardian of his two minor children, applied to the ordinary of Chatham county for the transfer to him, as such guardian, of certain property belonging to his wards, in the hands of Jordan F. Brooks of said county, as administrator of the estate of' Lula S. Robinson, deceased. In the application Robinson alleged himhfelf to be of Levy county, Florida, and to be the duly qualified guúrdian of the persons and property of his two minor children under, appointment by the county court of that…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
(After stating the facts.)
1, 2. The first two headnotes need no elaboration.
3. It appears from the evidence in the record that .the only contested issue upon the trial was as to the sufficiency of the bond given by the foreign guardian for the transfer to him of the property of the minors in this State. While it was shown that the amount of this bond was less than the aggregate value of the property in this State belonging to the wards, we are clearly of opinion that the judge was authorized to find from the evidence that the applicant had made a bona fide effort to give bond in the amount…
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