Walts v. Walts
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Shiawassee; Smith, J. Charles E. Walts presented for probate the last will and testament of Peter Walts, deceased. The will was disallowed in the' probate court on a contest by William H. Walts and others, heirs at law of deceased, and Ann C. Walts, widow and sole legatee, appealed to the circuit court, where the will was sustained. Contestants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
Peter Walts died on the 13th of May, 1899, leaving surviving his widow, Ann C. Walts, five children, and four grandchildren, "who are children of a deceased daughter. The value of the estate does not very clearly appear, but it is to be inferred that, at the date of the execution of the will in question, he had quite a large estate, consisting of a farm, personal property, and mortgages. Deceased had advanced to each of his children other than Charles about $1,600, and had deeded to Charles 100 acres of land, worth, according to contestants’ testimony, $6,000. On the 13th of February, 1899,…
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