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Determination Of Heirship, Paul E. Basye
Determination Of Heirship, Paul E. Basye
Michigan Law Review
Nearly a hundred years have elapsed since the Supreme Court emphatically voiced its conviction as to the necessity of having some method for making a final determination concerning the devolution of the ownership of property upon the death of its owner.
Executors And Administrators-Powers Of Executor Prior To The Grant Of Letters Testamentary, R. V. Wellman
Executors And Administrators-Powers Of Executor Prior To The Grant Of Letters Testamentary, R. V. Wellman
Michigan Law Review
Testator's will was probated solely for the purpose of passing title to the real estate involved. There was no request for letters testamentary by those named executors in the will, it being alleged that there was no personal estate necessitating administration. Six days prior to the expiration of the statutory period for commencing such an action, plaintiffs, creditors, started a suit against the persons named as executors for the purpose of extending the lien of their debt against the land in the estate. The defendants appeared specially to question the propriety of the action against them. On appeal from the …
Wills - Executors And Administrators -Titles - Effect Of The Revocation Of Probate Decrees On The Title To Realty Acquired By Bona Fide Purchase From Heir Or Devisee, Victor P. Kayser
Michigan Law Review
There are probably few chains of title to realty that do not contain at least one link consisting of a conveyance from one who claimed as heir or devisee of a decedent. The ability of the granter to convey resulted from the fact that he was heir of an intestate or was a devisee under the last will of his testator. Sometimes it has occurred that the grantee has purchased for value and with no knowledge or suspicion of an impending attack on his grantor's title, only to have it subsequently determined in a judicial proceeding that his grantor's ancestor …