Anderson v. Kendrick
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Jackson; Parkinson, J. Ella J, Anderson presented for probate the alleged last will and testament of Rose Hewitt, deceased. The will was contested by Sarah Kendrick and others on the ground of undue influence and fraud. The will was disallowed in the probate court and proponent appealed to the circuit court. Judgment for contestants. Proponent brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, C. J.
Rose Hewitt died in the city of Jackson on January 27, 1911. The record does not disclose her exact age, but it does appear that she was upwards of 80 years of age. She had lived alone for many years, and was a widow during the last 30 years *242of her life. Her estate consisted of a lot on which stood two frame houses, in one of which she had lived. She also had some money in the bank, amounting to about $3,270, and also some cash, $500 of which was found in her house and removed therefrom before her death.
The will in question was executed on the 20th day of January, 1911, at a time when Mrs.…
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