Legal Opinion

Fleming v. Wood

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 12, 1907No. Docket No. 40Published

Appeal from Muskegon; Chittenden, J., presiding. Bill by R. Andrew Fleming, administrator de bonis non of the estate of Frank Wood, deceased, against Wesley F. Wood and others to set aside certain deeds. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.

Frank Wood died intestate in the city of Muskegon on February 22, 1904, with debts existing against him to the amount of $5,702.79. . His heirs at law were Jessie L. Wood, his widow, and Cornelia Wood Hume and Mary S. Wood, his children. The defendant Wesley F. Wood was his father. This bill was filed in the interest of a creditor of Frank Wood to reach certain real estate in Muskegon, and in Massachusetts. Fraud was charged in the bill of complaint. The trial court found there was no fraud and no equity in the bill of complaint, and dismissed it. The case is brought here by appeal.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. O'Neil v. GreenwoodMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Cummings v. CoreyMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Edinger v. HeiserMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
  4. Lee v. EnosMichigan Supreme Court · 1893

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