Legal Opinion

McNamara v. Langguth

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided December 27, 1917No. Docket No. 48PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Wayne; Collingwood, J., presiding. Bill by Michael McNamara against Josephine Langguth and others to quiet title. From a decree dismissing the bill, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.

On December 12, 1892, plaintiff, who was then a widower with three living children, intermarried with one Margaret Merritt. He and said Margaret Merritt McNamara continued to live together as husband and wife until March 14, 1915, when she died, intestate. It appears that at the time of the death of said Margaret McNamara, the title to a house and lot which had been used by her and her husband, the plaintiff, as a home since April 20, 1910, stood in her individual name. It likewise appears that a bank account in the Detroit Savings Bank showing a balance at the time of her death of $1,923.91…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rothschild v. DickinsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
  2. People v. HortonMichigan Supreme Court · 1856
  3. Waterman v. SeeleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1873
  4. Wipfler v. Detroit Pattern WorksMichigan Supreme Court · 1905

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Blanchard v. KingstonMichigan Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Smith v. SmithMichigan Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Kuntz v. KuntzMichigan Supreme Court · 1928
  4. Fleming v. DaltonMichigan Supreme Court · 1918

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