In re Ward's Estate
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Oakland; Smith, J. Charles W. Ward appealed from an order of the probate court allowing the third annual account of Willis C. Ward, Franklin B. Ward, and George K. Root, executors of the last will and testament of David Ward, deceased. There was judgment disallowing the account in part, and the executors bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
David Ward died May 29, 1900, the possessor of a large estate, including about 70,000 acres of timber lands in the counties of Otsego, Crawford, Antrim, Charlevoix, and Kalkaska, upon which lands there were standing upwards of 300,000,000 feet of pine timber; the timber upon the remaining portion of said lands consisting chiefly of hemlock, maple, beech, basswood, elm, and cherry to a large amount. Prior to his death Mr. Ward had commenced lumbering operations upon these lands, and, to facilitate the same, had constructed a logging railroad, commencing at Frederic on the Mackinac Division of…
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