Griffin v. Lenawee Probate Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Lenawee; Chester, J. Mandamus by Edmund H. Griffin to compel Harry L. Larwill, probate judge o£ Lenawee county, to proceed to a hearing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian of the estate of a nonresident. There was an order granting the writ, and respondent brings certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
Application was made to the probate court for Lenawee county 'by Edmund H. Griffin to have a guardian appointed for the person and estate of Penninah Taylor, a nonresident of Michigan. The probate court decided that, as Penninah Taylor was a nonresident, he had no jurisdiction to make such appointment, and refused to hear or pass upon the merits of the case. Mr. Griffin then applied to the circuit court for a writ of mandamus to compel the probate judge to proceed to a hearing of the merits of the case. An answer was made by the probate judge, and after a hearing the circuit judge ordered a…
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