Ordinary of Floyd County v. Smith
Ordinary of Floyd County v. Smith
Opinion of the Court
This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendants on a guardian's bond, alleging as a breach thereof, the mismanagement of the ward's estate by the guardian, who was appointed in December, 1858. The defendants pleaded the statute of limitations of_ 1869, in bar of the plaintiff’s right to recover. The plaintiff insisted that she was not barred, because the defendant, as her guardian, had acted fraudulently and corruptly in the management of her estate, entrusted to him as her guardian; that , he deceived her by
The main question in this case was whether the plaintiff’s right to recover was barred by the act of 1869. The plaintiff’s right of action was clearly barred by that act, unless the evidence showed that the defendant had acted fraudulently and corruptly in the management of the trust estate in his hands; that question was fairly submitted to the jury, under the charge of the court, and they found a verdict in favor of the defendant. The question of fraud or no fraud, on the part of the defendant, in the management of the trust estate, as guardian, was a question for the jury, under the evidence, and they having found that issue in favor of the defendant, we will not interfere to disturb their verdict, the more especially as the presiding judge, before whom the case was tried, was satisfied with it.
Let the judgment of the court below be affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- The Ordinary of Floyd County, for use, in error v. Charles H. Smith, in error
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- Published