Legal Opinion

In Re Churchill's Estate

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 3, 1925No. Docket No. 92PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

We have been furnished able briefs in this case and have had the assistance of well considered arguments. Leading cases from England and this country have been selected and assembled for our consideration. They have all been read, and we agree with both counsel that the cases from other jurisdictions present an irreconcilable conflict of authority. We shall not attempt the impossible, the task of distinguishing them, nor shall we weigh them in the scales to determine to a nicety just where the weight of authority rests. Rarely do we find two wills exactly alike and each will which comes…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Toms v. WilliamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
  2. Union Mutual Ass'n v. MontgomeryMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
  3. In re Blodgett's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Bailey v. BaileyMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
  5. In re Shumway's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1916

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. In re Stillwell TrustMichigan Court of Appeals · 2012
  2. In Re Finlay EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
  3. In Re RAYMOND ESTATEMichigan Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Papazian v. Goldberg (In Re Mardigian Estate)Michigan Supreme Court · 2018
  5. In Re Edgar EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1986

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