Crittenden v. Schermerhorn
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Washtenaw. Appeal from the disallowance by commissioners in probate of the claim of Sarah 0. Schermerhorn against the estate of Frederick Basom, for services in taking care of -her mother, Mrs. Basom. The claimant recovered judgment and the administrator of the estate brought error.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.
Defendant in error, Mrs. Schermerhorn, presented a claim against her father’s estate for services in taking care of her mother. Mrs. Basom, the mother, left her husband’s home in March, 1868, and in April, 1868, went to housekeeping, her daughter Mrs. Sehermerhorn going with her and continuing with her until her death in November, 1871. Frederick Basom, the husband, died in the spring of 1873. At the time of the separation he owned a farm in the township of York, Washtenaw coiinty.
The evidence tends to show that Mrs. Basom was justified in leaving her home, and there is some testimony of…
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