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FILED BY MARS. HORATIANO: MOORE THROUGH HER AT TORNEYS, J. M. BATCH AND SON, Depositions,Sent to Witnesses at Hast For Proof of Relationship, of Alleged Heirs of Late. Edwin C. Way, (When the cage in regard to the determination of the heirs of the late Edwin C. War was called to Probate court this morning, Jesse M. Hatch, attorney for Mrs. Horatia C. Meere of Spring Arbor, who claims to be a sister of the deceased, led a list of four objections to the proceedings as follows: 1. For the reason that the anta@ William H. Porter is disqualified from sitting and acting as a judge in said matters by reason of relation ship to certain of the alleged hetre at said Edwin ©. Way. 2. For the reason that the law does not provide for a determina tion of heirs nor for a distribution of an estate before the final settle ment. 3. For the reason that the law doed not contemplate a distribution of the personal estate upon an order which the statute designates, shall te merely prima facta. 4. For the reason that the said proceedings are not authorized by statute. C. H. Billings of this city and a representative of the Detroit Trust company appeared for the cuzta as administrators and filed depositions to be taken of witnesses in the east and elsewhere to prove the claime of the Way relatives. The object one of Mrs. Moore were taken under ad visement by the court, Mr. Hatch gard then was not prepared ,at this time to ester a contest on the merite of the case without get ting further evidence of his client !Which she claimed to be very ms terial and was now engaged in col lecting. It is understood that some interesting developments may ms terialize before the estate is finally distributed. A leading Marshall attorney says it is the greatest wonder that some one has not appeared before this to [fle all sorts of freaky claims against the estate not excepting one by an alleged wife, declaring that it is the most helpless estate that was ever probated in this county, from this fact that Mr. Way was so secret ative in regard to his business mat ters and personal affairs and had no near relatives or friends to jnterear [themselves In them, who would now be in a position to disprove any claim which might be brought how ever extravagant. The administrators had petitioned to distribute some $12,009 of per sonal property which called out the, objections fled by Mr. Hatch.
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Marshall News Statesman
Marshall, Michigan, US
Wed, Nov 15, 1916
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