Gumtow v. Janke
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Hally, J. Emil Gumtow and others presented for probate the last will of August Foerster, deceased. Anna Janke and others contested the allowance of such instrument. From an order denying the petition, proponents appealed to the circuit court. Judgment for proponents. Contestant Janke brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
In this proceeding an attempt is made to probate an alleged lost or destroyed will of August Foerster, who was for many years a resident of Detroit. It is claimed that the will in question was made by him while he was in St. Mary's Hospital in August, 1910. Anna Janke, a sister of the deceased, and the other contestants, appear not to dispute the execution of this will, but resist the probating thereof on the ground that it was subsequently revoked by him by tearing and afterwards by burning.
The will was established in the trial court, and contestants have appealed. On a former trial the will…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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