Johnson v. Skinner
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; McDonald, J. The probate court for the county of Kent having entered an order assigning the residue of the estate of Marietta Ives, deceased, Helen Ives Johnson, claiming one-third of. such residue, appealed to the circuit court. Judgment was entered in her favor reversing the decree of the probate court and Mary Skinner, as executrix of said estate, and Dwight Skinner bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
The appellants seek, by writ of error, the reversal of an order of the circuit court which vacated an order of the probate court of Kent county, assigning the residue of the estate of Marietta Ives, deceased, to Wesley Skinner and Dwight Skinner, and which order of the circuit court directed said probate court to enter an order permitting Helen Ives Johnson to share equally in the residue of said estate.
Marietta Ives, a widow, died at the age of about 60 years, upon March 13, 1912, without having had issue. She was the youngest of four brothers and sisters, all of whom lived in Grand Rapids,…
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