Kneisel v. Kneisel
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Lenawee; Chester, J. Barbara Kneisel presented for probate the last will and testament of Peter Kneisel, deceased. The will was allowed in the probate court, and George Kneisel and others, heirs at law, appealed to the circuit court. There was judgment for contestants, and proponent brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, J.
Appellant is the widow of Peter Kneisel, deceased, and executrix and proponent of his last will. She assigns error on the proceedings which resulted in a determination that the will should not stand. Peter Kneisel was twice married and had 14 children, 8 by the first and 6 by the second marriage. The contestants in probate court were the 8 children by the first marriage. Two of them appealed from the order admitting the will to probate. The instrument in question is dated July 9, 1898, is short, and the second clause is the one disposing of property. It reads:
“ I give, devise, and bequeath to…
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