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Morgan v. AndersonMorgan v. Anderson

Indiana Supreme Court
May 25, 1841
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THE Probate Court of Parke county appointed William Morgan as the guardian of Mary Morgan, a minor ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‍under fourteen years of age. The Court, in 1840, on the application of James C. Anderson and his wife, the mother of ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‍the minor, revoked the appointment of Morgan, and appointed the applicants guardians in his stead, on account of the relationship ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‍of Anderson‘s wife to the ward. Held, that the Court had not power to remove a guardian, except in cases relating to the faithful ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‍performance of his trust, or to the sufficiency of the security given by him; and that, therefore, the removal in ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‍this case was without authority. R. S. 1838, pp. 195, 196.

Case Details

Case Name: Morgan v. Anderson
Court Name: Indiana Supreme Court
Date Published: May 25, 1841
Citations: 5 Blackf. 503; 1841 Ind. LEXIS 20
Court Abbreviation: Ind.
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