Legal Opinion
In re Norton's Estate
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 29, 1912No. Docket No. 78Published
Error to Oakland; Smith, J. The final account of Harvey J. Taylor, administrator de bonis non with the will annexed of the estate of John M. Norton, deceased, was presented to the probate court and the account allowed. On appeal of John H. Stevens to the circuit court the order was affirmed. Appellant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Moore, O. J.
We quote from the brief of counsel for appellant as follows:
“ This action is an appeal by John H. Stevens, grantee of one of the heirs at law and legatees of John M. Norton, deceased, from an order of the probate court for the county of Oakland allowing the final account of Harvey J. Taylor, administrator de bonis non with will annexed of the estate of John M. Norton, deceased; and the only controversy in the case is with reference to one item in said account, amounting to $1,087.56, paid from the corpus of the principal of the estate for the rebuilding of a barn on the real…
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