Perry v. Boyce

This is an appeal by defendant Lelia Boyce, public administrator of the county of Allegan, as administrator of the estate of Howard MacGregor, deceased, and a cross appeal by plaintiff, Millard Perry, from a decree establishing title in Perry to one-half of the personal and real property of the deceased.

MacGregor had lived for some years at Wayland in Allegan county, where he repaired and cleaned septic tanks and performed other odd jobs for various people. Perry, who was about 30 years old at the time of MacGregor’s death, had met him in the South when he was about 14 years old. Perry, who…