Legal Opinion
Becht v. Miller
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 21, 1937No. Docket No. 27, Calendar No. 39,245PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChandler, J.
Martha J. Brant died on November 7, 1928. By her last will and testament she made various devises and gifts to her three children, Mason Brant, Carrie Brant Becht and Ida May Collins and to her grandchildren, Lincoln Becht, son of Carrie Brant Becht, and Hallie Collins Patrick, daughter of Ida May Collins. The will named Carrie Brant Becht as executrix. Immediately there began a bitter contest between the legatees and devisees named in the will which has resulted in continuous litigation of the estate until the present time. It is unnecessary for the purpose of this opinion to review all of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Buell v. Kanawha Lumber Corp.District Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1912
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