Webber v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

— Affirming in part and dismissing in part.

The background facts furnisbing tbe foundation of this litigation rival those that could be pictured by the most fertile imagination of a fiqtion writer. None of them are material to a disposition of this appeal, and they will not be stated except to the extent necessary for an understanding of the case. On and prior to May 22, 1919, one Thomas "W. Corby, a widower without issue and 71 years of age, resided on a farm of about 83 acres near Detroit, Mich. He was the owner and possessor of property worth something…