Warner v. Kerr
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Calhoun; North (Walter H.), J. Bill by Mary Warner against John Henry Kerr and another to set aside a deed on the ground of undue influence and mental incompetency. From a decree dismissing the bill, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Bird, J.’
This is a contest between brother and sister over the estate left by their father. John Kerr, the father, was the owner of a farm of 140 acres in the vicinity of Battle Creek for many years. He was a successful farmer and at the time of his decease, in May, 1918, his farm was worth about $16,000, and his other property was worth upwards of $10,000. He had two children, Mary, the plaintiff, and John Henry Kerr, one of the defendants.
In May, 1915, the father made a will giving John Henry Kerr a life estate in the farm with the remainder to his children. To Mary he gave a life use of…
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