Sprague v. Moore
Michigan Supreme Court
Gross-appeals from Wayne; Brooke, J. Bill by Thomas S. Sprague against Irene Sprague Moore, as trustee, as guardian, and individually, Rollin C. Sprague, George H. Sprague, Mary A. Stofflet, Ida L. Taylor, and Gracie Deats, for an accounting, and the distribution of a trust estate. From certain allowances made on settlement of decree, all parties appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
This is a suit to distribute a trust created by Adeline L. Sprague, the grandmother of defendant Gracie Deats, and the mother of all the other parties in the controversy. The principles governing said distribution were determined when the case was here on a former hearing. See Sprague v. Moore, 130 Mich. 92 (89 N. W. 712). The decree rendered on that occasion contained, among other provisions, these (the letters designating the different paragraphs are inserted for the purpose of this opinion):(a) “ That, before such distribution of Amelia’s estate [Amelia was a deceased daughter of Adeline,…
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