Rose v. Southern Michigan National Bank of Coldwater

Plaintiff filed her bill to enforce an agreement to make mutual wills in which wills plaintiff was to be a contingent beneficiary. From a decree dismissing the bill, plaintiff appeals.

Lester E. Rose, a banker at Coldwater, died in 1929, leaving an estate then worth about $525,000. He was survived by his 3 children, Stephen, Bertha and Edith Rose. Plaintiff is Stephen’s widow.

Bertha and Edith never married. Under his will, Lester E. Rose left most of his estate in trust; Stephen, Bertha and Edith were each to receive the income from one-third thereof during their respective lives. If Stephen…