Colter v. McIntire
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
OAsE 53-PETrilON ORDINARY APPEAL EROM -WASHINGTON CIRCUIT COURT. CITED General Statutes, chap. .48, art. 1, secs. 3 and 4, p. 503. 9 Bush, 599, Kinnison v. Carpenter. 6 Bush, 4, Daniels v. Vertrees. 1 Blaekstone, Cooley’s edition, side page 61. CITED Revised Statutes, chap. 43, art. 1, sec. 4.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Peters
Sec. 1, art. 1, chap. 43, Revised Statutes (1 Stanton, 574) provides how and by whom guardians for minors shall be appointed, and that when thus appointed they are required to give a covenant to the commonwealth, with good surety, approved by the court, faithfully to discharge the trust of guardian*
Sec. 4 provides that “If the court fails to take such covenant, or accepts such person or persons for surety as do not satisfy it of their sufficiency, the judges present and so in de*566fault shall be jointly and severally liable to the ward for any damage he may sustain thereby.” ,
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