Fay v. Most
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Lapeer; Williams, J. Stephen Fay presented for probate the last will of Thomas Fay, deceased. The will was allowed, and Nellie Most appealed to the circuit court. Judgment for proponent. Contestant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
Thomas Fay, whose will is the subject of this litigation, died on August 28, 1915, at the home of his son Stephen Fay in Goodland township, Lapeer county, Mich. He was then nearly 79 years of age, and his surviving heirs who would inherit his estate had he died intestate were his son Stephen, aged 53, with whom he had resided during most of the time since the death of his wife in 1909, and the contestant Nellie Most, a married daughter 49 years of age, then living in Highland Park,village adjacent to Detroit.
Deceased was a farmer during his active years and *678an early settler in Goodland…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McKeand v. JonesMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
- In re Merriman's AppealMichigan Supreme Court · 1896
- Blackman v. AndrewsMichigan Supreme Court · 1907
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