Weatherly v. Hatcher
Weatherly v. Hatcher
Opinion of the Court
This case is styled an extraordinary motion for new trial, or is, in effect, a petition to set aside a consent verdict and decree taken in a petition to cancel and set aside certain trust instruments, on the alleged grounds that a contingent remainderman in the interest in and to the trust property did not consent to the final decree sought to be set aside. The action is brought by this contingent remainder-man who was a minor at the time of the filing of the suit, who as stated in the order appointing a guardian ad litem for him was served as a defendant, and became of age four months before the consent decree but failed to file any defensive
While the record is not clear as to the rights of this defendant in this case since he failed to file exceptions to the auditor’s report, and therefore would be bound by it, and he fails to allege how the final decree would change the auditor’s report ■ — and indeed his contingency in the property might never materialize — the trial court heard the entire evidence showing the appellant had actual knowledge of this suit, came of age four months before the decree he seeks to set aside, yet failed to file any pleadings or inquire into the status of the case; considered the conflicting testimony as to the settlement by counsel and their attorneys of record who testified, the evidence of the alleged fraud committed on another party, which was denied, and thereafter denied petitioner any of the relief sought. There is sufficient evidence to support the final judgment, and the enumeration of error complaining thereof is without merit.
Judgment affirmed.
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- Full Case Name
- WEATHERLY v. HATCHER
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- Published