Case Name: Wilbur E. Simpson and Linnie G. Simpson v. Wesley A. Holmes, Admr., et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1922-12-29
Citations: 1 Ohio Law Abs. 84
Docket Number: No. 17390
Parties: Wilbur E. Simpson and Linnie G. Simpson v. Wesley A. Holmes, Admr., et al.
Judges: Marshall, C. J., Hough, Robinson, Jones, Matthias and Clark, JJ., concur.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 1
Pages: 84–84

Head Matter:
No. 17390
Wilbur E. Simpson and Linnie G. Simpson v. Wesley A. Holmes, Admr., et al.
Error to the court of appeals of Harrison county.
GUARDIANSHIP — (1) Death of ward terminates— (2) Unpaid debts, representative of to redress.

Opinion:
WANAMAKER, J.:
1. Death of the ward terminates all duties and powers upon the part of the guardian. (Sommers v. Boyd, Treas., 48 Ohio St., 648, approved and followed.)
2. Unpaid debts of the ward or guardian must be redressed through the personal representative of the ward's estate.
Judgment reversed.
Marshall, C. J., Hough, Robinson, Jones, Matthias and Clark, JJ., concur.