Mauer v. Sheridan

The decedent, Vera Heffernan, died intestate on August 5, 1981. She left no surviving spouse, issue, parents, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, or grandparents. After a diligent search, the personal representatives of decedent’s estate filed a petition for determination of heirs with the Wayne County Probate Court in which the parties herein were named potential heirs. In an order dated December 22, 1983, the probate court found, pursuant to stipulation of the parties, that the decedent was survived by four heirs: Gertrude Sheridan Mauer, appellant herein, and appellees John Jay Sheridan,…