Roth v. Rubert
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Livingston; Miner, J. Bill by Catherine Roth and others against Elizabeth Rubert to enjoin appeals of defendant from the determination of commissioners on claims in the estate of David Robison, deceased. From a decree granting partial relief, both parties appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, J.
In this cause the court of chancery is resorted to for the purpose of preventing the prosecution of two appeals from the allowance of claims by commissioners on claims in the probate court. David Robison, a bachelor, died in 1911, leaving an estate of about $27,000. Living with him at the time were Mary Cummiskey, a niece, who acted as his housekeeper, and James La Grange, his nephew. His heirs at law are: Two sisters, Catherine Roth and Jane Dunn; Mary Newman, Adela Fields, and Catherine Leedle, daughters of a deceased brother; James La Grange, son of a deceased sister; and William Robison,…
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