Russell v. Musson

This bill asks the court to construe the will of Josiah Charles Russell. Josiah Charles Russell was a well-to-do farmer in Ionia county. Most of his property was in real estate. He made the will in February, 1916. In 1921 he was declared incompetent by the probate court, and his son was appointed his guardian. He remained incompetent until he died, in September, 1924. His son, Guy Broas Russell, was testator’s sole heir. The son was 52 years of age, and his wife, Clara, was 49 when the proofs were taken in this case. They were childless, and in 1923 they duly and legally adopted two children,…