Legal Opinion
Stebbins v. Stebbins
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 3, 1891PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Appeal from Wayne. (Reilly, J.) Bill to construe a will. The defendant Emily D. R. Stebbins appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion. Hoyt Post, for complainant, G. I. Walker, for defendant American Missionary Association, and Walker & Walker, for defendant Harper Hospital, unite in one brief, and contend for the doctrine of the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
The bill in this case is filed to obtain a construction of the will of Nehemiah D. Stebbins, the disposing clauses of which are as follows:
“ I desire, as soon as convenient after my decease, that all my debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my means, which may be found in the hands of Jacob S. Farrand, of the city of Detroit, to the amount of $4,700, in one note against H. C. Parke, of two thousand dollars, and another against Parke, Davis & Co., to the amount of twenty-seven hundred dollars; also a certificate of deposit in the Commercial Bank, in the city of Detroit, Mich., to the…
2Cited by11 opinions
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- French v. Sparrow-Kroll Lumber Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1904
- Hawley v. Grand Rapids Trust Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1934
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