BUXTON v. WILSON

No. 54782.

654 P.2d 1048 (1982)

In the Matter of the Petition of William BUXTON for Appointment as Guardian of the property of Lindsay Suzanne Wilson and Matthew Murdock Wilson, minors, Appellant, v. In the Matter of the Petition of George Howard WILSON, II to be appointed Guardian of Lindsay Suzanne Wilson and Matthew Murdock Wilson, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Jones, James Craig Dodd, Jones & Gungoll, Enid, for appellant.

Owen D. Wilson, Wilson & Wilson, Enid, for appellee.


LAVENDER, Justice:

The issue here presented is whether the natural father of two children, age eight and two respectively, has a preferential right to be appointed guardian of the property of the siblings where the father is shown to be competent to transact his own business, and not otherwise unsuitable or disqualified under existing law to serve as guardian, as against the claim to appointment as guardian of the testamentary designee specified in the deceased mother...

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