Ewing v. Lamphere
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Brooke, J. Petition by Augusta Ewing for the probate of a lost will, alleged to be the last will and testament of Archibald P. McIntyre, deceased. Delos McIntyre and others filed objections. The petition was denied in the probate court, and proponent appealed to the circuit court. A judgment for proponent is reviewed by contestants on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
Archibald P. McIntyre, a widower, died, leaving no issue, in May, 1900. Two brothers living in New York, a sister living in Wisconsin, and a daughter of a deceased brother were his next of kin. After McIntyre’s death, administration of his estate was commenced and the property partly distributed when a petition was filed by one Augusta Ewing for the probate of an alleged will, asserted to have been lost or suppressed. The petition was denied in probate court, and the cause was appealed to the circuit, where, after several trials, a verdict was rendered in favor of the proponent, and the cause…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hintz v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1903
- Ewing v. McIntyreMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
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