Legal Opinion
In Re Spencer Estate
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided December 16, 1985No. Docket 80752PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
In this appeal as of right, we are asked to determine whether petitioner, Dawn Annette Spencer, presented sufficient evidence to establish the necessary elements of MCL 700.111(4)(c); MSA 27.5111(4)(c), which governs one circumstance in which a child born out of wedlock may take by intestate succession.
Charles P. Spencer died on June 29, 1983. He left a will dated May 26, 1983, in which he bequeathed $35,000 to each of his two sons, with the residue of the estate going to his second wife, Mae E. Spencer. Originally, the sons contested the will, claiming that Spencer lacked testamentary…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Charter Township of Pittsfield v. City of SalineMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
- Yount v. National Bank of JacksonMichigan Supreme Court · 1950
- Goodell v. YezerskiMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
- R & T Sheet Metal, Inc v. Hospitality Motor Inns, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
- In Re Harper's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1935
3Cited by5 opinions
- Aaron v. Michigan Boiler & EngineeringMichigan Court of Appeals · 1990
- In Re Jones EstateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1994
- In Re Estate of ScharenbrochMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
- Outwater v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1995
- Fuglseth v. QuinteroMichigan Court of Appeals · 1997