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2 Ky. Op. 559

Lewis v. Nall

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 9, 1868

Court of Appeals of Kentucky · decided 1868-10-09

<p>Equity — Guardian and Ward — Necessities for Ward’s Maintenance.</p> <p>A ward cannot hold her guardian responsible for necessities furnished her, beyond her annual revenue which he had a right to anticipate, in the belief that ultimately the aggregate outlay would not exceed the aggregate income.</p> <p>Same.</p> <p>The matrimonial outfit of the ward is held to be “necessities” in a suit by a ward against her guardian for recovery of amounts advanced her beyond her annual income.</p> <p>Same — Accounting—Waiver of Rights.</p> <p>A settlement with a guardian by his ward and her husband, based on the cómmisisoner’s report, is held to waive her right of action against the guardian for payments to her upon her order, though they exceed her annual, income.</p>

Decided 1868-10-09

¶1OPINION OE THE COURT BY

JUDGE K.OBERTSON

¶2In equity the ward cannot hold her guardian responsible for the supply of necessaries, and especially, in her matrimonial outfit, beyond her annual revenue which he had a right to anticipate on such occasions, when her prospective income before the abolition, of slavery justified the belief that ultimately the aggregate outlay would not exceed her aggregate income.

¶3. Nor can she justly hold him liable for her one-fifth of the price *560for which, the slave Baily was. sold. The sale was apparently prudent and rightful; the administrator who held him concurring with the guardian of all the wards. And there does not appear to have been any culpable negligence in failing to collect the debt.

Bickers, for appellant.

¶4Moreover the settlement by the commissioner brought the ward in debt to the guardian and the settlement with him by herself and husband waived all those matters and left them in his debt, which they attempted to pay by an order on the administrator.

¶5Under all these circumstances the appellants have no just cause to complain of the judgment dismisisng their petition and allowing the appellee nothing, which is affirmed.

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