Bailey v. Bailey
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Ingham Circuit. This was an appeal by Ann Bailey, from the order of distribution of the estate of Joseph C. Bailey, deceased,granted by the probate court for Ingham county. On the trial of the appeal in the circuit court, the order of the. probate court was affirmed, and the cause is brought to this court on writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
Campbell, <T.
The question presented by the record arises under the will of the deceased, and it becomes necessary to determine whether the widow of the testator is entitled to take an interest in his property not specifically devised, as in case of intestacy, or whether her claim is confined to the property and interests distinctly and expressly given to her. The whole controversy turns on the construction of the will, and the present appeal is from an order of distribution made contrary to the claim of the widow.
The testator left a widow, but no descendants. Under the statutes in. force at…
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