In re the Estate of Kempf
Michigan Supreme Court
Case made after iudgment from Washtenaw. (Joslyn, J.) Appeal from disallowance of executor’s claim. The estate had judgment below.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
Appellant, as executor of Frederick Kempf, deceased, contributed from the funds of the estate $175 towards enabling the widow to erect a monument at an expense of $300. The children by a former marriage, who are residuary legatees, opposed this allowance when the executor’s account came up for settlement, and the probate court threw out this item. The circuit court allowed $100, but no more. The executor now appeals to this Court.
We think there can be no question of the propriety of allowing the honest payment by an executor for such a monument as is suitable to the condition of the estate…
2Cited by7 opinions
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- Phillips v. DuckettAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904
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