Griffin v. Johnson
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Washtenaw. Ejectment. The facts are in the opinion. The statute applicable to the case provides that under a license granted by the Probate Court, upon a petition from an administrator, the latter can mortgage the property of his intestate to pay debts outstanding against the estate (Comp.
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Error to Washtenaw. Ejectment. The facts are in the opinion. The statute applicable to the case provides that under a license granted by the Probate Court, upon a petition from an administrator, the latter can mortgage the property of his intestate to pay debts outstanding against the estate (Comp. L., §§ 4625-7). The petition must set forth the.amount of personal estate that has come to the hands of the petitioner, and how much, if any, remains undisposed of; the debts outstanding against the deceased, as far as they can be ascertained; a description of all the real estate of which the…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
Plaintiffs brought ejectment as heirs at; law of Stephen W. Griffin to recover lands sold to defendant Yost under a mortgage executed by the administrator-of their father’s estate, by virtue of a license from the-court of probate of Washtenaw county. The license was-, granted January 29, 1872, and the mortgage dated February.-1, 1872, and acknowledged March 14, for $3,000, payable-October 15, 1874, with annual interest on the 15th of October in each year at the rate of ten per cent. The widow-joined in the mortgage. Default having been made-, the-mortgage was foreclosed under the statute,…
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