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· 5/1/1987

Jones by and Through Jones v. Cowan

Citations

  • 729 S.W.2d 188
  • 1987 Ky. App. LEXIS 477

How courts have described this case

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  • \The major difference between a next friend and a statutory guardian is that the latter can compromise and settle claims and enter a binding contract on the minor's behalf and the former [cannot].\
  • \The major difference between a next friend and a statutory guardian is that the latter can compromise and settle claims and enter a binding contract on the minor's behalf and the former [cannot].\

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Judges: Hayes, Cooper, West

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