Legal Opinion
Mann v. Salvation Army
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 5, 1963No. Calendar No. 31, Docket No. 49,534PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtCarr, C. J.
(for reversal). This case involves the interpretation of a clause of a holographic will executed by Archie T. Bruin, a resident of Chippewa county, Michigan, on October 18, 1958. Mr Bruin deceased on December 27, 1959. The instrument as written by the testator was admitted to probate, apparently without objection. It reads as follows:
/‘Archie T. Bruin
“I Leave Oct. 18th 1958
“I leave my rifly}™8’> wat°k & five hundred dollars too Lawence Smart.
“My home 401 Dawson too Roberta Samuell. [when house is sold {Mrs. Royer too get [1/2 the selling price
“Robert Kerr five hundred dollars
“Janett Zimmerman…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Toms v. WilliamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
- In Re the Estate of FislerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1943
- Conlin EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Mann v. HydeMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Stender v. StenderMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Bruin EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1963