Toms v. Williams
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne. Bill to obtain the construction of a will. Complainant and all the defendants except J. C. Devereux, John R., Gershom Mott and Mary Josepha Williams appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.
Complainant filed his bill to obtain the construction of a will, and settle conflicting claims under it. A decree was made below from which complainant appeals, and from which also appeals were taken by all the defendants but J. C. Devereux Williams, John B., Gershom Mott and Mary Josepha Williams.
The chief disputes are concerning the effect and validity of certain provisions which are claimed by the appealing defendants to be in violation of the policy of the statutes against perpetuities. To understand these provisions reference is necessary to the circumstances out of which the controversy…
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