Lange v. Wiegand
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Donovan,"J. Frederika Lange presented for probate an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Henry Wiegand, deceased, to the allowance of which Henry J. Wiegand and others filed objections. The instrument was disallowed in the probate court, and proponent appealed to the circuit court. From a judgment for contestants, proponent brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
Henry Wiegand died in the city of Detroit August 31, 1896, leaving an estate consisting of $1,554.83 deposited in the Wayne County Savings Bank and $3,960.95 deposited in the Detroit Savings Bank. Shortly before his death he made a will, leaving all his property to his daughter Frederika Lange, the proponent. She filed the *649will for probate, and on tbe hearing in the probate court the other children of Henry Wiegand, to wit, Henry J., William, and John Wiegand, and Catherine Karmann, filed objections to the probate of the will. The probate court refused to admit the will to probate. An appeal…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. GotshallMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
- People v. CahoonMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- Sullivan v. DeiterMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
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