Legal Opinion
In Re Barnhart Estate
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 19, 1983No. Docket 63729, 66088PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, P. J.
On March 24, 1982, the trial court entered an order granting respondent’s motion to strike the Attorney General’s petition. On *385July 16, 1982, the trial court1 denied the Attorney General’s petition for a constructive trust. Petitioner appeals from both orders as of right. These appeals have been consolidated.
Charles Barnhart died on August 25, 1981. Within a few hours after Barnhart died, respondent (Barnhart’s attorney) filed a petition to commence probate proceedings. The will (drafted by respondent about a year earlier) not only listed respondent as executor but also left everything to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re Lewis' EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
- In Re Estate of Matt MillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1936
- Zawacki v. Detroit Harvester Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1945
- Paquin v. Northern Michigan UniversityMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- In Re Karabatian's EstateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Barnhart EstateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983