Hatt v. Green
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Bay; Collins, J. Bill by Milo Hatt and others against William Green and others for an accounting and other relief. From a decree for defendants, complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
(after stating the facts). It must be held that complainant Rollo Hatt took nothing under the will of his grandfather. His mother’s children were described by name in the will before his birth, and he was a grandson, not a son, of the testator. Moreover, he was a party to the proceeding in which the will was construed and his rights determined. No appeal was taken from that decree, and it stands as the law of the case.
We are satisfied that the appraisal of 1891 was fair. It was made by a supervisor and an ex-supervisor of the township, and it remained on file in the probate court unquestioned…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jones v. Home Savings BankMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
- Murphy v. CadyMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
- Russel v. Huntington Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1908
3Cited by3 opinions
- Dodge v. Detroit Trust Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1942
- Green v. RederMichigan Supreme Court · 1917
- in Re Estate of Eugenie DietrichMichigan Court of Appeals · 2017