In re Bromley's Estate
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Aldrich, J., presiding. Nettie L. Donovan presented for probate the last will and testament of Lizzie M. Sherman Bromley, deceased, which was duly allowed, and George E. Bromley and others appealed to the circuit court. From a judgment for proponent, contestants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
Decedent executed a will on the 24th day of December, 1889, making Nettie L. Donovan her residuary legatee. She continued to live until the 30th of September, 1895, and for some years prior to the execution of her will, and after its execution until her death, lived with Mr. and Mrs. Donovan. She was a teacher in the Cass school for many years, and was' a single woman. Judge Donovan, the husband of Nettie L. Donovan, had been her attorney in some matters of business. The sole question raised on the trial was whether the will was procured by undue influence. The circuit judge charged the jury…
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