Legal Opinion

Rice v. Rice

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided December 3, 1895PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Ionia; Davis, J. Bill by Julia E. Rice, administratrix of the estate of Wallace E. Rice, deceased, against Alonzo Rice, to enforce a trust. From a decree for complainant, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.

The bill in this case was filed by the complainant to have the defendant declared trustee of the estate of Wallace E. Rice, deceased, and to require the assignment to the complainant, as administratrix, of a certain real-estate mortgage, delivered and assigned to defendant by Wallace E. Rice in his lifetime.

It appears that, in the spring of 1892, Wallace E. Rice was a resident of Ionia county, and was worth about $3,500. He was afflicted with a pulmonary disease, and desired to go to Colorado in hopes of benefiting his health. His property at this time consisted of the mortgage in question,…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Floyd v. DuffyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
  2. McNinch v. . Trust Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
  3. Mandley v. BackerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
  4. McNinch v. American Trust Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
  5. Mustard v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1957

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