Thayer v. Thayer

This litigation arises out of a contest *263with reference to what purported to be the last will and testament of John Thayer, deceased. He was born in the State of New York in 1843, and in 1871 was married at Mason, Mich. As a result of this marriage five children were born. One died, and at the time of the trial there were surviving, his widow, Mary Thayer, and four children, Arthur, Frank, Bertha, and Fred. John Thayer had a brother, Edson Thayer, who survived him and was the sole devisee and beneficiary named in his will. John Thayer and his family lived at first on a 90-acre farm, and…