In re Curtis' Estate
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Cass; Des Yoignes, J. Joseph R. Edwards presented his final account as administrator of the estate of Raymond Curtis, deceased. The account was-allowed in the probate court, and Henry C. Curtis, sole, heir of decedent, appealed to the circuit court. A judgment on a verdict directed by the court affirming the order of the probate court is reviewed by contestant on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAXjVay, J.
The evidence on the part of plaintiff in this case showed that defendant was administrator of plaintiff’s brother, who resided and died in Cass county, Mich., and who left a small estate, of which, at the time of the transaction connected with the matter here in dispute, plaintiff was the sole heir. Plaintiff was a farmer living near Carthage in the State of Missouri. On February 7, 1908, the defendant purchased and sent from Dowagiac, Mich., a draft to plaintiff in a letter, for the sum of $301.80, as follows:
“No. 39829.
“ City Bank of Dowagiac.
“Lyle, Gage & Co., Bankers.
“ Dowagiac, Michigan,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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