Roberts v. Lenawee Circuit Judge

Jacob G. Roberts died in October, 1900, at the age of 88 years, leaving, him surviving, two sons, the relator, H. Brant Roberts, and Carroll Roberts. The latter was at that time an inmate of the insane asylum at Kalamazoo. He left an estate, consisting of lands and money, of the value of several thousand dollars. After the father’s death, relator offered a paper purporting to be the last will of his father to the probate court, and it was allowed. No contest was made there. The alleged will gave nearly all of the éstate to relator. Charles Bidwell was appointed guardian for Carroll Roberts,…