Allen v. Kelley

On August 8, 1973 plaintiffs filed a complaint in Manistee County Circuit Court seek ing an accounting by defendant, as trustee, of funds alleged to be contained in an inter vivos trust. This trust had allegedly been created on December 21, 1970, by Ella Kelley, the wife of defendant, and mother of plaintiff, Doris Allen, while Mrs. Kelley was undergoing hospital care for a severe illness. Mrs. Kelley executed an agreement which provided that the trust res would consist of "[a]ll the assets of settlor which have heretofore or which may be placed in joint ownership with one or more of said…