Casgrain v. Hammond
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Hosmer, J. Bill by Annie H. Casgrain and George H. Lee, an infant, by Gilbert W. Lee, his next friend, against Charles F. Hammond, Florence P. Hammond, William J. Hammond, Edward P. Hammond, an infant, by guardian ad litem, and George H. Hammond, to set aside a trust deed. From an order overruling a demurrer to the bill, defendants Charles F., William J., and Edward P. Hammond appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This proceeding was commenced in chancery by filing a bill of complaint, some portions of which read as .follows:
“That during her lifetime Ellen Hammond, now deceased, of the city of Detroit, Wayne county, Michigan, acquired the title in fee and was the owner ” of real estate, which is described in the bill of complaint, “upon which said described lands and premises the said Ellen Hammond caused to be constructed a building costing * * * upwards of seven hundred thousand dollars, * * * and was at the time of the death of said Ellen Hammond, and now is, of the value of upwards of one million…
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