Legal Opinion

Martus v. Haslick

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 1917No. Docket No. 18PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Error to Lapeer; George W. Smith, J. James F. Martus and others presented for probate the last will of August Haslick, deceased. From an order admitting the will to probate, contestants, Gottlieb Haslick and others, appealed to the circuit court. Judgment for proponents. Contestants bring error.

1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.

On July 5, 1913, August Haslick, a resident of Burnside township in Lapeer county for many years, died in the city of Port Huron where he had gone to a hospital for medical treatment. He was then 65 years old, and left a last will and testament, executed on September 3, 1912, disposing of an estate consisting largely of realty, including 400 acres of land in Burnside township, appraised at between $17,-*434000 and $18,000. He had never married and, as heirs who would have inherited his estate had he died intestate,. was survived by two brothers, Charles and Gottlieb, two married sisters, Mary…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McKeand v. JonesMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
  2. O'Dell v. GoffMichigan Supreme Court · 1908

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Johnson's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Swenson v. BarrettMichigan Supreme Court · 1922
  3. In Re Morris' EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1924
  4. In Re Barlum's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1927
  5. In Re Bolger's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1924

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