In re Jeannot's Estate
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Muskegon; Vanderwerp (John), J. Petition by Ruby A. Edwards, executor of the estate of William H. Edwards, deceased, for the allowance of his final account as administrator of the estate of Florence B. Jeannot, deceased. From an order of distribution, excluding Joseph O. Jeannot, he appealed to the circuit court. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiffs bring error.
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Error to Muskegon; Vanderwerp (John), J. Petition by Ruby A. Edwards, executor of the estate of William H. Edwards, deceased, for the allowance of his final account as administrator of the estate of Florence B. Jeannot, deceased. From an order of distribution, excluding Joseph O. Jeannot, he appealed to the circuit court. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiffs bring error. Prior to the year 19Í3, Florence Jeannot and her husband, Joseph O. Jeannot, the defendant herein, had lived for a number of years in the city of Grand Rapids. Due to differences which had arisen between them, however, they…
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
(after stating the facts). Counsel for appellants cite and ■ rely upon the following cases: Koch v. Koch, 126 Mich. 187; Carr v. Lyle, 126 Mich. 655; Thompson v. Tucker-Osborn, 111 Mich. 470; Hockenberry v. Donovan, 170 Mich. 370; Bechtel v. Barton, 147 Mich. 318; Emery v. Emery, 181 Mich. 146. These cases, with the exception of Emery v. Emery and Bechtel v. Barton, deal with antenuptial contracts instead of postnuptial settlements and may therefore be disregarded except so far as the reason employed in their determination may be applicable to the case at bar.
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