Crum v. Wilson

Citations

• 61 Miss. 233

Syllabus

<p>1. Guardian and Ward. Probate court. Bond. Sureties.</p> <p>A bond given by a person as guardian of a minor, for whom the probate court has no jurisdiction to appoint a guardian, does not impose a liability on the sureties.</p> <p>2. Same. Void appointment of guardian. Sureties’ right to plead adjudication.</p> <p>In a suit by the infant against the sureties on the bond, a judgment that their principal is not guardian, is available to them, although rendered in a proceeding to which they were not parties.</p>