Morrison v. Hodges
Morrison v. Hodges
Opinion of the Court
—The plaintiff describes himself, in the petition, as the guardian of the minor children, Virginia and Calpurnia Jones. The note sued on describes him as the “guardian of the minor children of A. Jones, deceased.” He is also described as guardian in the citation. But the
Although all this exhibits great negligenc'e in maMng up the record in the different stages of the cause, we do not think it is error, for wMch the judgment can be reversed. The words “guardian,” &c., and “administrator,” may be treated, wherever they occur, as mere surplusage, or as merely descriptive of the person named.
"We will decline, however, to award damages, because of the suing out of the writ of error. The judgment is
Apeirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Wesley Morrison v. J. J. Hodges
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- 2 cases
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- Syllabus
- The affix of guardian or administrator to the plaintiff’s name is mere personal description, and inconsistencies in such description in the record are immaterial, because the whole may be stricken out as surplusage.