Linton v. Howard
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Calhoun; North, J. Carrie Linton presented a claim in probate court for the county of Calhoun, for the support and maintenance of the widow of John W. Howard, under trust provisions of his last will. Eugene Howard appealed from the allowance of the claimant’s account and claim to the circuit court. Judgment for claimant; contestant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
This claim originated in the probate court of Calhoun county, where the claimant, Carrie Linton, as trustee of the estate of John W. Howard, deceased, filed a claim for the support and maintenance of her mother, Sarah Howard. The claim having been allowed in the probate court, an appeal was taken by Eugene Howard, one of the heirs and legatees under his father’s will, to the circuit court of said county, where the case was tried by a jury and resulted in the recovery by the claimant of the sum of $540.15. The alleged claim is founded upon the provisions of the will of John W. Howard,…
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