Stafford v. Crawford
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Huron; Beach, J. William R. Stafford appealed from an order of the probate court disallowing certain items in his account as executor of the last will and testament of Mabel Crawford, deceased. The account was allowed in the circuit, and Clay Crawford, co-executor, brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
The circuit court, on an appeal from the probate court, entered a judgment allowing the account of William R. Stafford as executor. The proceeding is before us on error. Insuperable objections to a consideration of the points made confront us. The record shows that no request for a finding of facts or law was presented before judgment. After judgment was entered, a finding was made on request of the appellant, but no exception to this finding was filed. Circuit Court Rule No. 26 has been ignored. In Brown v. Haak, 48 Mich. 229, it was held that the request for findings must precede the entry…
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