Severance v. Severance
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Oakland. (Moore, J.) Appeal from the probate of a will. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMcGrath, J.
This is an appeal from the probate of the will of Charles Severance, deceased.
The probate was contested upon two grounds: (1) Incompetency; and (2) undue influence, exercised by Thomas C. Severance, the residuary legatee. The court took the question of undue influence from the jury, but submitted the question of mental capacity to the jury, and the jury found for proponent.
*418Charlés Severance died July 21, 1887, aged 81 years, leaving five sons and two daughters, viz., Charles L., John, Nathan E., Jotham K., and Thomas O. Severance, and Adelia Williams and Elmina Sherman, as his sole heirs at…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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