Guardianship of Deisen

Citations

• 2 Coffey 463

Syllabus

<p>Guardians—Jurisdictional Requisites for Appointing.—The statute prescribes two jurisdictional requisites in the appointment of guardians for minors: First, the minor must have no guardian at the time application is made; and second, he must be an inhabitant or resident of the country in which the court is held.</p> <p>Domicile.—“Inhabitant” and “Resident” are synonymous terms in law, and can, strictly speaking, be applied only to persons domiciled in,a place with the intent there to remain.</p> <p>Guardian—Appointment for Nonresident Minors.—Where minors of tender years are brought into this state for the purpose of being exhibited before the public in song and dance performances, and then taken to another state for the same purpose, the superior court, by virtue of its equity powers, has jurisdiction, although the minors are not strictly inhabitants or residents of this state, to guard their welfare by appointing a suitable person as their guardian.</p>