Rapley v. McKinney's Estate
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Clair; Tucker, J., presiding. Jessie A. Rapley presented a claim against the estate of James McKinney, deceased, for an amount claimed to be due to plaintiff’s assignor. The claim was allowed in part in the probate court,- and the executors appealed to the circuit court. There was judgment for claimant on a verdict directed by the court, and contestants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtHookeb, J.
This cause is before us on error to the circuit court, in a trial upon appeal from probate court, and the allowance of a portion of the claim of the defendants in error.
The record shows that some years ago, David Sexton, being the owner of a parcel of land upon which there was a mortgage, made an agreement with the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Company, under which it constructed its railroad across the premises, upon the condition that it should ultimately pay to Sexton such sum as should be awarded by arbitrators upon perfection of the title and conveyance. This sum was afterwards fixed…
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