Olney v. Brown
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Kent; McDonald, J. Bill by Kittie Olney, William J. Bowne and Charles A. Bowne against William T. Brown, Burdette L. Bowne, Beatrice Bowne, and Sarah J. Bowne to enforce a trust. From a decree for complainants, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
Andrew J. Bowne was a wealthy banker in Hastings and Grand Rapids. The complainants are the children of himself and his first wife, who was divorced from him at Hastings. Sarah Bowne, a defendant, is his widow, and Burdette and Beatrice Bowne are their children. The connection of defendant Brown with the case will appear as the facts are stated. He was an early friend at Hastings. In 1893 Bowne, being then in financial distress, appealed to A. G. Spalding & Bros, of Chicago, a concern that Bowne had aided in the early days of their business by heavy loans, for assistance, and they loaned him…
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