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Rule 173. Guardian Ad Litem (1941)

TEXT

When a minor, lunatic, idiot or a non-compos mentis may be a defendant to a suit and has no guardian within this State, or where such person is a party to a suit either as plaintiff, defendant or intervenor and is represented by a next friend or a guardian who appears to the court to have an interest adverse to such minor, lunatic, idiot or non­compos mentis, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for such person and shall allow his a reasonable fee for his services to be taxed as a part of the costs.

Source: Art. 2159.

Change: Addition of provision for appointment of a guardian ad litem whenever the minor, whether plaintiff, defendant or intervenor, is represented by one having an adverse interest.

Oct. 29, 1940, eff. Sept. 1, 1941.

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