Buck v. Hallitt

This will contest, which was certified to the circuit court, resulted in a jury verdict for contestants Ralph, Russell and Sprague Hallitt, sons of James T. Hallitt, deceased. A judgment for proponents Anna Buck (Hallitt’s sister) and Joseph R. Joseph, the executor of Hallitt’s will, was ordered by the trial judge, from which judgment contestants have appealed.

*656Hallitt died on February 4, 1947, at the age of 86, leaving a last will and testament which was executed at Flint, Michigan on June 11, 1946. The will contains bequests of $10 each to the contestants; the remainder of Hallitt’s estate,…