Legal Opinion

In re Browne's Estate

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 1922No. Docket No. 38PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Error to Antrim; Smith. (Guy E.), J. presiding. William H. Richards presented for probate the last will of Emily Grace Browne, deceased. The will was allowed in the probate court, and -Anna Bell Jones appealed to the circuit court. Judgment for proponent. Contestant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.

Testatrix and her husband had separated and proceedings for divorce had been instituted. By long continued litigation between her and her half sister, Anna Bell Jones, in respect of her father’s will, there had been estrangement. Others suggested as objects of her bounty' are Gertie Piefer, a cousin, and a then Mrs. Panosh, a nurse who had served testatrix a number of years. During the later months of testatrix's life, the nurse and an attending physician developed a mutual interest, resulting in their mar*623riage. The courtship caused, it is said, complaint by testatrix of inattention and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Williams v. BaileyMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Cooper v. HarlowMichigan Supreme Court · 1910
  3. In re Bromley's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Conklin v. ConklinMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
  5. Bush v. DelanoMichigan Supreme Court · 1897

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re Haskell's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
  2. In Re Eldred's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Richards v. PieferMichigan Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Battle Creek College v. SacreMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Battle Creek College v. SacreMichigan Supreme Court · 1938

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