State ex rel. Towler v. Shackleford

Citations

• 56 Miss. 648

Syllabus

<p>1. Bohd. Of guardian. Iletrospectivo operation. Liability of sureties.</p> <p>-Where a guardian’s bond does not plainly express the intention that it shall have a retrospective operation, the sureties thereon are not liable for the value of property of the ward which the guardian had sold and converted to his own use before the execution of the bond.</p> <p>2. Same. Guardian’s duty to account. Sureties sued for his failure to account.</p> <p>The sureties on a guardian’s bond, conditioned that “he shall faithfully account with the court for the management of the property and estate of the ward, and shall in all respects perform the duty of guardian,” are not liable for the failure of the guardian to account for the value of property of the ward converted by the guardian to his own use before the execution of the bond.</p>