Legal Opinion

Elder v. Estate of Rosier

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 29, 1878PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Error to Washtenaw. Appeal from the decision of commissioners in probate disallowing claims against Eosier’s estate. An issue in assumpsit was framed and the claimants had judgment. The administratrix of the estate brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.

These claimants presented two joint claims against the estate of decedent to the commissioners of *475audit and the claims were disallowed. The claimants appealed to the circuit court, where the ease was tried before a jury. The judge instructed the jury against one of the demands and submitted the other, and upon that a verdict was returned in favor of the claimants. The estate brought error.

The first claim was for a balance asserted to be due the claimants on dissolution of an alleged co-partnership between them and decedent.- The. second was for the amount of a judgment in Buffalo, alleged to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wheeler v. ArnoldMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Catlin v. BirchardMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
  3. Willard v. FralickMichigan Supreme Court · 1875

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Graham v. GrahamMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Second National Bank v. GambleMichigan Supreme Court · 1924

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