Lapham v. Lapham

The trial court stated the facts:

“Charles Lapham died intestate on October 17, 1902, leaving Julia Lapham, his widow, and Benjamin, George, James, John, Thomas A., Barney, Willis, and Charles, sons, and Caroline Wiegand and May Frances Lapham, daughters, as his heirs at law. Benjamin, George, James, and John Lapham, and Caroline Wiegand were the children of his first wife, now deceased, and the remaining children were those of his second wife, Julia Lapham.

“At one time the deceased owned 250 acres of land situate in the township of Ecorse, in said county, but eventually he conveyed away as…