Legal Opinion
Trustees of Hillsdale College v. Wood
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 1906No. Docket No. 55PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Appeal from Ingham; Wiest, J. Bill by the trustees of Hillsdale College against Clark O. Wood, executor of the last will and testament of Jesse C. Ferris, deceased, and others, to obtain a construction of said will. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
The bill of complaint in this case was filed to obtain a construction of the will of Jesse C. Ferris, deceased, and of deeds whereby, through defendant Clark Cv Wood, as intermediary, Mr. Ferris conveyed his home in Lansing to himself and Harriet M., his wife, as tenants by entireties, and praying, among other things:
“That the said Clark C. Wood, as executor of the estate of the said Jesse C. Ferris, may be held and decreed to hold said property, including said real estate, as a trust fund to carry out the provisions o'f the will of the said Jesse C. Ferris.”
' Mr. Ferris, who was a retired…
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