Casserly v. Casserly
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Hosmer, J. Patrick Casserly filed his final account as administrator of the estate of Margaret Green, deceased. From an order of the probate court charging the administrator with a certain sum, the administrator and James and Peter Casserly, heirs of decedent, appealed to the circuit court, where a larger sum was found due the estate. The administrator brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
Andrew C. Green, a resident of Detroit, went to Woonsocket, E. I., his birthplace, in the spring of 1895, in an invalid condition, in search of health. He died there in October of that year. His brother-in-law, Patrick Casserly, a resident of Detroit, was with him in his last illness. He had no children or other heirs, except his wife, Margaret Green, the sister of Patrick Casserly. Margaret was a miser, and had money concealed in various places in her house, in which she led a solitary and secluded life. In addition to Patrick, she had a brother Peter and a brother James. Peter lived in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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