Curator

One who has been legally appointed to take care of the interests of one who, on account of his youth, or defect of his understanding, or for some other cause, is unable to attend to them himself; a guardian. There are curators ad bona (of property), who administer the estate of a minor, take care of his person, and intervene in all his contracts; curators ad litem (of suits), who assist the minor in courts of justice, and act as curators ad bona in cases where the interests of the curator are opposed to the interests of.the minor. Civ. Code La. arts. 357-366. There are also curators of insane persons (Id. art. 31), and of vacant successions and absent heirs (Id. arts. 1105, 1125).

In Civil Law. One legally appointed to take care of the interests of one who, on account of his youth, or defect of his understanding, or for some other cause, is unable to attend to them himself; a guardian. There are curators ad bona (of property), who adminiyter the estate of a minor, take care of his person, and intervene in all of his contracts; curators ad litem (of suits), who assist the minor in courts of j'istice, and act as curators ad bona in cases where the interests of the curator are opposed to the interests of the minor. There are also curators of insane persons, and of vacant successions and abse Dt heirs. In Missouri the term has been adopted from the civil law and it is applied to the guardian of the ward's estate, as distinct from the guardian of his person; Duncan v. Crook, 49 Mo. 117. In Scotland, it is pronounced Ctirator. Under the Roman law, the guardian of a minor, ^oth as to person or property, was called a tutor (q. v.); and if, after being of an age to exercise his -ights, he needed a person to look after his rights, such person was called a curator. Sandars, Inst. Just. Introd. xl. A person who had attained the age of puberty was not required to have a curator, but if he had much property he was almost certain to have one, as it was part of his tutor's duty to urge lim to do so; id. 74; Dig. xxvi. 7. 5. 5. Interim Curator. In England. A person appointed by justices of the peace to take care of the property of a felon convict until the appointment by the:rown of an administrator for the same purpose; "Hat. 33 & 34 Vict. c. 23; 4 Steph. Com. 462. CURATOR BONIS (Lat.). In Civil Law. A. guardian to take care of the property. Calvinus, Lex. In Scotch Law. A guardian for minors, lunatics, etc. Halk'ers, Tech. Terms; Bell, Diet.

In the civil law. A person who is appointed to take care of anything for another. A guardian. One appointed to take care of the estate of a minor above a certain age, a lunatic, a spendthrift or other person not regarded by the law as competent to administer it for himself. The title was also applied to a variety of public officers in Roman administrative law. Sproule v. Davies, 69 App. Div. 502, 75 N. Y. Supp. 229.

In Scotch law. The term means a guardian. In Louisiana. A person appointed to take care of the estate of an absentee. Civll Code La. art 50. In Missouri. The term "curator" has been adopted from the civil law, and it is applied to the guardian of the estate of the ward as distinguished from the guardian of his person. Duncan v. Crook, 49 Mo. 117.

— Curator ad hoe. In the civil law. A guardian for this purpose; a special guardian.

— Curator ad litem. Guardian for the suit. In English law, the corresponding phrase is "guardian ad litem."

— Curator bonis. In the civil law. A guardian or trustee appointed to take care of property in certain cases ; as for the banefit of creditors. Dig. 42, 7. In Scotch law. The term is applied to guardians for minors, lunatics, etc.

— Curatores viarum. Surveyors of the highways.'

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In the civil law. One who is appointed to take care of any thing for another; one who is appointed to administer the estate of any person who is not legallj' competent to manage it himself. Curator ad hoc: a guardian for this [purpose]: a special guardian. Curator bonis: a guardian or trustee appointed to take care of property in certain cases; as for the benefit of creditors. Curator In (or ad)' litem: a guardian for the purpose of a suit; or one appointed to prosecute or defend a suit for another.

In the civil law. A pers0n who is appointed to take care of anything for another. A guardian. One appointed to take care of the estate of a minor above a certain age, a lunatic, a spendthrift, or other person not regarded by the law as competent to administer itfor himself. The title was also applied to a variety of public officers in Roman administrative law.

In Scotch law. Theterm meansa guardian. In Louisiana. A person appointed to take care of the estate of an absentee. Civil Code La. art. 50. In Missouri. The term “curator” has been adopted from the civil law, and it is applied to the guardian of the estate of the ward as distinguished from the guardian of his person, 49 Mo. 117.

A guardian; a committee, q. V. The guardian of the estate of a wai'd, as distinguished from the guardian of his person.' Curator ad hoe. A guardian for this — special purpose. Curator ad litem. A guardian for the suit; a guardian ad litem, q. v.

Lat. [from curare, to take care, which from cura, q. v.] One who is appointed to take care of any thing for another; one who is appointed to administer the estate of any person who is not legally competent to manage it himself; a guardian, Heinecc. EL Jur. Civ. lih. 1, tit. 23. In a ^nend sense, the office of a curator is not distinmiishable from that of a procurator. /rf.§§ 265, 266.

In the civil law. A species of guardian appointed for minors from puberty to the age of twenty-five. Inst. 1. 23. pr. Lunatics, spendthrifts, idiots, deaf and dumb and incurably sick persons, were also put under the charge of a curator. Id. § 3, 4. See Tutor. Bracton uses this term indifferently with cu Htos. Bract, fol. 28 a, b. A person appointed to take care of the estate of an absentee. Civ. Code of Louisiana, Art. 50.

persons, contracts, is one who has been legally appointed to take care of the interests of one who on account of his youth or defect of his understanding, or for some other cause, is unable to attend to them himself. There are curators ad bona, of property, who administer the estate of a minor, take care of his person, and intervene in. all his contracts; curators ad litem, of suits, who assist the minor in - courts of Justice, and act as curator ad bona in cases where the interests of the curator are opposed to the interests of the minor. Civ. Code of Louis. art. 357 to 366. There are also curators of insane persons. Ib. art. 31; and of vacant successions and absent heirs. Ib. art. 1105 to 1125. The term curator is usually antined in the civil law for that of guardian.