Legal Opinion
Butts v. Ruthven
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1940No. Docket No. 111, Calendar No. 40,955PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
This is a chancery suit to set aside the allowance of the will of Effie M. Griffith, deceased. Effie M. Griffith died December 22,1937, leaving a last will and testament dated May 15, 1934, in which she gave her estate to the regents of the University of Michigan to form a loan scholarship to provide loans to needy women students. On January 3, 1938, a petition for probate of the will was filed in which it was represented that the only heir of Effie M. Griffith was a sister, Mrs. J. B. Quick, residing at 911 Summit avenue, Seattle, Washington.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re Estate of MeredithMichigan Supreme Court · 1936
- Union Trust Co. v. BulkeleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
- In Re Estate of Matt MillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1936
- Labar v. NicholsMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
- Taff v. HosmerMichigan Supreme Court · 1866
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Critchell EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
- Sheldone v. MarinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Yingling v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Kinsella v. LandaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- Detroit Trust Co. v. NeubauerMichigan Supreme Court · 1949
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