In Re Hallitt's Estate

This will contest, which was certified to the circuit court, resulted in a jury verdict for contestants Ralph, Russell and Sprague Hallitt, sons of James T. Hallitt, deceased. A judgment for proponents Anna Buck (Hallitt's sister) and Joseph R. Joseph, the executor of Hallitt's will, was ordered by the trial judge, from which judgment contestants have appealed.

Hallitt died on February 4, 1947, at the age of 86, leaving a last will and testament which was executed at Flint, Michigan on June 11, 1946. The will contains bequests of $10 each to the contestants; the remainder of Hallitt's estate,…