Duke v. Wheeler

67 S.W. 439, 28 Tex. Civ. App. 391, 1902 Tex. App. LEXIS 142

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 20, 1902
• Status: Published

Opinion

ON MOTION EOR REHEARING.

GARRETT, Chief Justice.

We dismissed the appeal in this cause upon the motion of the appellees for the reason that the condition of the appeal bond was not made in accordance with the statute. Three of the appellants are minors, for whom R. S. Bryarly was appointed by the court below as guardian ,ad litem, and he joins them in the appeal and signed' the appeal bond for' them. These minor appellants by the said R. S. Bryarly- have asked for a rehearing and that the appeal be reinstated as to them.and.him, because, they say, they were represented by.a guardian ad litem- who is not required by law to execute a bond for appeal. Article 1408 of the Revised Statutes exempting guardians ■from giving bonds- on appeal has been held to apply to guardians ad litem. Schonfield v. Turner, 6 S. W. Rep., 628; Tutt v. Morgan, 18 Texas Civ. App., 627; Simon v. Blanchett, 37 S. W. Rep., 346. But the law only authorizes the appointment of a guardian ad litem for a minor.when defendant in.a suit. Rev. Stats., art. 1211; Schonfield v. Turner, supra; Townes on Pleading, 176. Minors may prosecute a suit by next friend, but there is no provision of the statute authorizing the next friend to appeal without bond. 1 Say les’ Practice, see. 194.

Motion denied.