42 Ala. 499 | Ala. | 1868
Lead Opinion
The guardian was a competent witness to testify for himself. — Revised Code, 2704 (2302a); Padgett v. Padgett, at June term, 1867. The court erred in the exclusion of him as a witness. We must reverse for this error, for the rule is, that injury is presumed from error, unless the contrary is plainly shown by the record. — Abrams v. Nunn, January term, 1868 ; Ala. & Fla. R. R. v. Watson, January term, 1868.
As the evidence upon the question of the practicability of loaning out the money may not be the same on another trial, it would be useless for us to pass upon the evidence affecting it, set out in the present transcript.
If, on another trial, it should appear that the guardian merely substituted a better kind of Confederate money instead of the “ old issue,” and using the inferior funds of the ward as a favor to the latter, and if no injury resulted, a new question will arise, not now presented, and therefore not decided.
Concurrence Opinion
I concur in the first, third and fourth points decided by the court, and dissent from the second and fifth. If a guardian uses the money of his ward, when he could loan it out as required by law, I hold that he is responsible for compound interest. Such I conceive to be the result of the act of 24th February, 1860, p. 51.
Reversed and remanded.