Stover v. Wayne Probate Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Moinet (Edward J.), J., presiding. Mandamus and prohibition by Albert L. Stover to compel Edgar 0. Durfee, probate judge of Wayne county, to vacate an order allowing fees to the special administrator of the estate of Catherine Briggs, deceased, and to prohibit further action in relation to said petition. Harry F. Elwell presented for probate the last will of Catherine Briggs, deceased.
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Error to Wayne; Moinet (Edward J.), J., presiding. Mandamus and prohibition by Albert L. Stover to compel Edgar 0. Durfee, probate judge of Wayne county, to vacate an order allowing fees to the special administrator of the estate of Catherine Briggs, deceased, and to prohibit further action in relation to said petition. Harry F. Elwell presented for probate the last will of Catherine Briggs, deceased. The Security Trust Company, as special administrator, petitioned for an allowance of attorneys’ fees. The petition was allowed in the probate court, and Raymond F. Stover and others,…
1Opinion of the CourtMcDonald, J.
The Security Trust Company of Detroit was nominated executor of the will of Catherine Briggs, who died on the 2d day of October, 1920, leaving an estate of the approximate value of $150,000. Surviving her are six grandchildren, Harry F. Elwell, Floyd C. Elwell, Walter Stover, Lillian Stover Goodier, Raymond F. Stover and Albert L. Stover, all children of two deceased, daughters. There are no other heirs. Under the will Walter Stover receives $25, Lillian Stover Goodier $25, Raymond F. Stover $1,000 and Albert L. Stover $1,000; and after providing various small bequests, the remainder of the…
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