Supreme Court of Louisiana March 15, 1859 (Moodie v. Cambot)

lead-opinion

Cole, J.

The defendant being sued as tutor of his minor daughter, for work done by plaintiff upon a house belonging to the minor, the under-tutor intervened upon the ground that the tutor had contracted without the authorization of a family meeting ; that the minor was not responsible for a debt so created, and that there was a conflict of interest between the tutor and minor.