Williams v. McKeand
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Oakland; Smith, J. Bill by Julien Williams and Flora Burt, executor and executrix of the last will and testament of Ferdinand Williams, deceased, against Mary McKeand, Ferdinand W. Tilden, Florence Cooper, and Forrest Bradley Wright, for a construction of said will. From a decree for defendants, complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This bill was filed by the complainants, as executors of the last will and testament of Ferdinand Williams, deceased, late of Oakland county, Mich., to obtain a construction of the will. The estate consists of about $13,400 in cash, of household furniture, arms, stock and utensils on his farm, appraised at $692, and of real estate consisting of his home farm, located in Oakland county, appraised at $5,000, and of real estate (all vacant) located in the city of Detroit, appraised at about $115,000. The will was drawn by the testator, a man of liberal education, but not versed in law. The first…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hardenbergh v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- In Re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of MinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Floyd v. . CarowNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
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- Quinn v. . HardenbrookNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
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