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Shafer v. ShaferShafer v. Shafer

Michigan Supreme Court
Oct 6, 1874
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The Court

held that our statute regulating chancery appeals is broad enough ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍to authorize such an appeal in a. cause thus circumstanced; but that before the appeal can be brought to a hearing, ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍or any further proceedings had in the cause, the proper steps must be taken to bring in as parties the representatives ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍of the deceased complainant, and his heirs at law.

Motion denied.

The Court held that, in view of the nature of the ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍proceedings, and of the statute regulating the settlement of estates and the powers and duties of administrators, it was not authorized ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍to require and enforce payment of alimony by the administrator.

Motion denied.

Case Details

Case Name: Shafer v. Shafer
Court Name: Michigan Supreme Court
Date Published: Oct 6, 1874
Citations: 30 Mich. 163; 1874 Mich. LEXIS 164
Court Abbreviation: Mich.
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