Lyon v. Dada
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Berrien; Coolidge, J. William R. Lyon presented for probate the last will and testament of Laura E. Dada, deceased. The will was allowed in the probate court, and Percy A. Dada, an infant, by Warner M. Baldwin, his guardian, appealed to the circuit, where probate was refused. Proponent brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court refusing probate to the will of Laura E. Dada, deceased. A will of later date was offered for probate, and the decision denying probate to this will was affirmed by this court in Lyon v. Dada, 111 Mich. 340 (69 N. W. 654). That later purported will contained a clause revoking all former wills. The question presented by this appeal is whether denial of probate to this will is res adjudicata upon the question of whether it revokes the former will.
This question was before the court of Massachusetts in the early case of Laughton v. Atkins, 1…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dudley v. GatesMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
- Lyon v. DadaMichigan Supreme Court · 1896
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