Case Name: Gardner versus the Heirs of Ellis
Court: North Carolina Superior Court
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1799-03
Citations: 1 Tay. 106
Docket Number: 
Parties: Gardner versus the Heirs of Ellis.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 106–106

Head Matter:
Gardner versus the Heirs of Ellis.
THIS was a scire facias against an infant who had no guardian, and was issued in order to subject the lands to a debt of the ancestor.
An infant ought to have a guardian appointed by the proper court, before a scire facias issues.

Opinion:
Moore, J.
The practice of appointing a guardian upon the return of a sci : fa: after service upon the infant, is liable to objection : for as such guardian gives no security, the infant may lose a remedy against him, if he mismanages the defence. We will, However, appoint a guardian for this defence ; but it is proper to take notice, that hereafter, applications should be made to the proper court, for the appointment of guardians, before the fci: fa: issues.