In re the Estate of Buchan
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wajme. (Reilly, J.) Submitted on briefs February 16, 1894. Decided May 18, 1894. Appeal from an order of the probate court allowing the final account of James H. Menzies, administrator de lonis non of the estate of George Buchan, deceased. The appellant brings error1. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
In 1879, George Buchan died intestate, leaving a wife and six daughters, whose ages were as follows: Isabella (now Hughes),, aged 19; Catherine, aged 14; Mary, aged 12; Maggie, aged 10; Jessie, aged 8 (since deceased); and Ha, aged 6. The widow, who had been appointed administratrix of the estate, died in less than a year after the decease of her husband, and James H. Menzies, an uncle of the minor children, was appointed administrator de lonis non. He continued in office until March 10, 1892, when his final account as administrator, filed on the 30th of December preceding, was allowed. *221The…
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