Langston v. Bassette

Citations

• 104 Va. 47
• 51 S.E. 218
• 1905 Va. LEXIS 68

Syllabus

<p>1. PRocEss-Infants-Guardian ad litem.-An infant can only appear and defend by a guardian ad litem, and proceedings against him are generally fatally defective unless the record shows that such a guardian was assigned him. If, however, it clearly appears that the decree rendered in a case to which such infant is a party is beneficial to him, the failure to appoint a guardian ad liten~ will not be reversible error.</p>