Merkel v. Long

This case was before this Court in Merkel v. Long, 368 Mich 1, wherein a so-called Dodge act1 agreement was approved, and in Merkel v. Long, 372 Mich 144. This is a rehearing granted from a 4/4 division in the latter on the question of award of attorney fees and fees to the guardians ad litem.

Previously the difference upon the Court was over whether there was a direct benefit to the trust estates as a résult of the Dodge act proceedings. Chief Justice Carr found such a benefit, and, in accordance with the doctrine of Trustees v. Greenough, 105 US 527 (26 L ed 1157), and Sprague v. Ticonic…