Saunders v. Michigan Trust Co.

This is an action to construe the last will and testament of Louis B. Saunders, deceased. Testator died in December, 1932, leaving an estate appraised at approximately $100,- 000. He was survived by his widow, Helen Saunders; Louis B. Saunders, Jr., and Marian Gale Saunders, the adult children of a previous marriage; and Mary Dell Saunders, born in 1929, the daughter of deceased and Helen Saunders.

At the time of testator’s death, he was 55 years of age and for many years had been engaged in the real estate and insurance business. During his lifetime he had provided for his older daughter,…