Boyes v. Attorney General

Frank C. Crossman died intestate with no known heirs on December 31, 1982. A petition to commence proceedings for administration of the estate was filed in Livingston County Probate Court and named Crossman’s stepdaughters, petitioners/appellants herein, as interested parties. Petitioners sought a determination that they and their deceased brother, John E. Erickson, who was survived by two children, were Cross-man’s heirs under the doctrine of ’’equitable adop*156tion”. At the close of the petitioners’ proofs, the Attorney General moved for a directed verdict, which was granted. Petitioners…