United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. State ex rel. Smith
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Vanderburgh Circuit Court; Louis O. Basch, Judge. Action by the State of Indiana, on the relation of Samuel Smith, as guardian of Henry Meyerhoff, Jr., against the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant company appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRabb, J.
This was an action on a guardian’s bond, and the alleged errors relied on for a reversal of the judgment in favor of the plaintiff against the surety on the guardian’s *137bond are that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and the action of the court below in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial. The complaint avers the due appointment of the appellee William Britz as guardian of Henry MeyerhofE, Jr., the relator’s ward, the due execution by said William Britz of his bond as such guardian, in the penalty of $1,600, with the appellant as surety…
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