Court of Appeals of Tennessee April 15, 1875 (Speak v. Metcalf)

The Chancellor :

— Motion, by a solicitor of the court, in the name and on behalf of the defendant Metcalf, for the appointment of a guardian ad litem to appear and defend for him, upon the ground that he had been found to be a lunatic by this court, upon a commission issued for the purpose of ascertaining the fact, and that no guardian or committee had been appointed to take charge of his estate.