Sartor v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.

Counsel

Mr. John K. Hamblin , for appellants, cites: Guardian should not spend in excess of annual income of ward's estate: 3 Strob. Eq., 31. If he does he should be required to make a showing sufficient to have warranted the expenditure in advance: 113 S.C. 223 ; 82 S.C. 109 ; 63 S.E., 128 . Account must be stated on annual basis: 72 S.E., 732. Continuing default: 18 S.C. 366 . Parent as guardian entitled to claim credit for benefits of infants: 21 S.C. 590 , 111 Pac., 884; 24 N.E., 565; 85 N.W., 689; 159 Pac., 317 ; 43 A.L.R., 595; 28 C.J., 1118, 1119. In absence of intention by guardian to charge estate of ward for support, etc., surety will not be permitted to prove such amounts as set-off: 36 L.R.A. (N.S.), 252, 89 A.S.R., 297; 60 S.E., 85. Court cannot authorize guardian to borrow funds of ward: 212 Pac., 103; 30 A.L.R., 45; 1 S.C. 209 ; 28 C.J., 1298. Subrogation: 118 S.C. 239 ; 99 S.C. 352 ; 109 S.C. 196 . Guardian liable for improper loan: 93 S.C. 300 ; 15 A. E. Enc. of Law, 2nd Ed., 107; 109 S.C. 197 . Messrs. Hughes Russell , for respondent Surety, cite: Surety may file an accounting for a truant principal: 113 S.C. 222 ; 102 S.E., 20 . Father under legal duty to support children: Bailey Eq., 279; 40 S.E., 611; 57 L.R.A., 738; 93 A.S.R., 933. Situation different with mother where father is dead: 34 S.C. 496 ; 13 S.E., 676 . Courts will allow father for future maintenance out of ward's estate: 2 Strob. Eq., 1. And to mothers: 3 DeS., 256; 4 DeS., 445. Where father as guardian seeks allowance for past maintenance showing must be different: 2 DeS., 94; 2 McCord's Eq., 214; 214 Bailey's Eq., 279; 2 McCord's Eq., 43; 5 Rich. Eq., 31; 1 S.C. 337 ;.