Legal Opinion

In Re Dwyer's Estate

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 3, 1930No. Docket No. 21, Calendar No. 34,084PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFead, J.

This is a contest of the will of Margaret Dwyer on the ground of her mental incompetency. * Contestants had verdict of a jury and judgment. The principal question is whether the court should have directed a verdict sustaining the will.

The Dwyer family, at one time, consisted of John, who died in 1905, leaving a widow, later deceased, and five children, four of whom survive, Edward and Leo, contestants, Caroline White, and Mary Louise, a nun; Ella F. Riddle, proponent, who has four children, Grace, Margaret, Cass, and Harold; Jeremiah, who died in 1925, Katherine, who died in 1914, Minnie, who…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Spratt v. SprattMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  2. In Re Ferguson's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1927
  3. In Re Spinner's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1929
  4. In Re Aylward's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1928
  5. In Re Lembrich's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1928

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Hill v. HairstonMichigan Supreme Court · 1941
  2. In Re Calhoun EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
  3. In Re Carmas'estateMichigan Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Carson v. KaramanosMichigan Supreme Court · 1950
  5. Rowe v. BurrellMichigan Supreme Court · 1956

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