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Tuteur Subroge

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In French law, In the case of an infant under guardianship, a second guardian is appointed to him, the duties of the latter (who is called the "subroge tuteur") only arising where the interests of the infant and his principal guardian are in conflict. Code Nap. 420; Brown.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The title of a second guardian appointed for an infant under guardianship. His functions are exercised in case the interests of the infant and his principal guardian conflict. Code Nap. 420; Brown. Tutius erratur ex parte mitiore. 3 Inst. 220. It is safer to err on the gentler side.

Defined under Tuteitr in Black's Law Dictionary.