Morton v. Johnston
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Waite, J. Amy Johnston Morton appealed from an order of the probate court allowing the final account of William Johnston, Jr., as administrator of the estate of William Johnston, Sr., deceased. From a judgment for contestant, the administrator brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
The case below was an appeal from the allowance of the account of William Johnston, administrator of the estate of William Johnston, Sr. The appeal was tried before Judge Waite and a jury. It was claimed by Mrs. Morton that the administrator should be charged with the appraised value of the personal property, instead of the proceeds of the sale thereof; that a certain $225 claimed to have been paid for a tax title should not be allowed; that a charge in this account of $75 for services should not be allowed, for the reason that the administrator agreed to act without compensation; and that…
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