Docket No. 16 | Mich. | Jul 14, 1910
Mary P. Barnes made a will by which she devised to the World’s Gospel Union certain real estate. Later she made a codicil by which she gave certain of her property to George S. Eisher, in trust for the Gospel Missionary Union. As the terms of the codicil have been met they do not require consideration in this case. Later Mrs. Barnes became incompetent, and the probate court appointed Thomas Pettitt as the guardian of her person and
Defendant and appellee contends:
(1) That by the terms of the. will of Mary P. Barnes the devise to the World’s Gospel Union is a specific devise.
(3) That by the transfer of the property specifically devised to the said the World’s Gospel Union prior to the death of the said Mary P. Barnes and the conversion of the same into money, it would be an ademption of the same.'
(3) That the acts of the guardian of Mary P. Barnes were her acts in law.
We cannot agree with these contentions or with the conclusion reached by the trial judge, because of certain statutory provisions. When the will was made Mrs. Barnes was the owner of the land described in the will. The will was never in fact revoked. It was afterwards probated. The sale of the lands was brought about because Mrs. Barnes became insane, and it was deemed necessary to appoint a guardian and sell the land for her maintenance. Section 8719, 3 Comp. Laws, provides for the management of estates of wards and for the sale of real estate when the conditions stated in the statute arise. Section 9141, 3 Comp. Laws, provides that when the income of the estate of any person under guardianship is not sufficient to maintain the ward the guardian may sell his
Section 9145 reads as follows:
“ Sec. 5. In every case of the sale of real estate, as provided in this chapter, the residue of the proceeds, if any, remaining upon the final settlement of the accounts of the guardianship, shall be considered as real estate of the ward, and shall be disposed of among the same persons, and in the same proportions as the real estate would have been, if it had not been sold.”
It is clear that, if the real estate described in the'will had not been sold, the terms of the will would have governed. We think it equally clear that, as it was sold, but the proceeds were not all used, the residue should be considered as real estate and be disposed of the same as though no sale had been made.
Judgment is reversed, and the division of the residue as made by the probate court may stand.