Dunn v. Clinghan

Citations

• 93 Miss. 310
• 47 So. 503

Syllabus

<p>Limitation of Actions. Guardian and ward. Suits on bond. Code 1892, § 2738; Code 1906, §, 3098.</p> <p>Code.1892, g 2738 (Code Í906, § 3098) providing that suits upon a guardian’s bond must be instituted within five years alter the ward reaches majority, must be construed with the statute (Code 1880, § 2107; Code 1892, § 2223; Code 1906,^ § 2442) providing that the powers and duties of a guardian shall cease when the ward shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years, or be married, being over the age of eighteen years, and that, in either event, the guardian shall forthwith deliver to the ward all of the property belonging to him, and, on failure, shall be liable to an action on his bond, and, so construed, the five years’ limitation prescribed does not run against suits on a guardian’s official bond until he has made final settlement of his trust. ...</p>