Cooper v. Cooper
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Ottawa; Padgham, J. 1 Bill by Frank R. Cooper and others against Herbert D. Cooper and others for the cancellation of certain deeds. From a decree for complainants, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
In September, 1908, Fitch D. Cooper committed suicide, first shooting and killing his wife. By a former wife he had three children and by his second wife four. All survived him. At the time of his death he was in possession of both real and personal property. In June, 1908, he caused to be drawn a deed of substantially all of his real estate, and a bill of sale of his personal property, to his two sons, Herbert and Earl, aged respectively 17 and 15 years, sons of his second wife, omitting any provision for their sisters, Minnie, aged 19, and Velma, aged 10 years, except a fraternal policy of…
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