Hialey v. Hialey's Estate
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Lenawee; Chester, J. John Frank Hialey presented a claim against the estate of John R. Hialey, deceased, for services rendered. The claim was disallowed by the commissioners, and claimant appealed to the circuit court. A judgment for claimant is reviewed by defendant on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
John Frank Hialey filed a claim for services against the estate of his father, John R. Hialey, deceased, a former resident of Tecumseh. It was disallowed by commissioners in the probate court, but upon appeal a verdict of $8,000 in claimant’s favor was rendered by a jury in the circuit court. The order usual in such cases was entered, and the cause is before us on writ of error at the instance of the administratrix.
There is testimony in the record indicating that the claimant worked in his father’s buggy factory for many years up to the time of his death; that from childhood and up- to the…
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