Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-29
FRED ASKS A DIVY
Ne Is Dissatisfied With His
Treatment
As A WARD or the COURT
Ard Wants 70 Have Ills Unrestrzined
Liberty 70 Do as he VII With His
STARE IN H.s Fathers Estate.

Fred H. Leonard filed . bill OF COM
piaius in the circuit court Yesterday
nut.nst Charles II. and frank e Leon
ard. sskiDg for an equal partition OF
Abe Leonard estate 10 wh.ch he -
josns heir The Dill relates that Her
naan Leonard, father OF the parties.
made . will Ia November, 1880, desis-
ing Ma real estate 70 Charles H., Frank
=. ana Fred III. Leonard. giving each
an equal share subject to LIFE interest
ia the estate gwen 10 Maria Z. Leonard,
v.fe OF tue deceased Charles IL. and
Fred Z. Leonard were named as execu-
tors Of me will. The will Was proved aud
che executors were discharged IN August,
t8a4. Maria T.. Leonard died August
10, 1854, and according 70 the terms OF
me vii the estate then reverted TO the
heirs, To BIZ divided equally among
them. The complainant further states
mat Ia August, 1889. Charles III. Leon
ard and his vile placed mortgage
upon lots I, z, 4. 8 and OF Kent plat,
contrary 10 the wishes OF the com
plalnant and without his knowledge,
running To the Connsctlcut Lie lnstlr-
suce company for so 100, payable In
ave years
HufIs Refrigerator WORKS
In July, 1881, the three brothors
bought lots 4, aud q OF the Grand
Eapids Gas company in common, and
built the Grand Rapids Refrigerator
works upon the property. The de-
fendants are now building large ad-
dstson To- the factory and using the IN
come of the complainant for That pur-
pose without his consent and against
his wishes- He has received no pronts
from the business, and the defendants
refuse 10 turn any portion OF them over
20 him. saying he has no right IN the
property. He further states he has
been IN poor health for the past f1ve
years, and during that time the business
has been wholly IN their hands and has
been conducted without his knowledge.
His interest in the firm OF H. Leonard
4 soma and IN the refrigerator factory
- stated to be $500 900. He charges
his brothers with having formed con-
spiracy 70 defrsud him out of his just
onaro Of tins estate and TO keep him
from taking any control Of the same
Or 10 make any disposition OF 1t.
MANY Allegations - sde.
To carry out this alleged conspiracy
he alleges that they began proceeding
N the probate court 70 have q guar
dian appointed over him on the ground
that he Was an incompetent person
They succeeded in having the Michigan
Trust company appointed IS his guar
dian, and that corporation IL now exer
e1sng full control Of his property IN
ssrests. lie says that while nominally
the Trust company has control OF M
property his brothers are using 1t as II Il
were their own. On May 8 ne appealed
from the decision Of the probate cour
in making the appointment to the Cir
cult court, where the question is nov
pending. he claims the order OF tn,
probate court To be void because Judg'
Perkins Of that court is stockholdel
in the Michigan Trust company and Il
therefore directly interested IN 1t. Fol
shis reason he was preciuded BY Law
from making the appointment. 1t i
also claimed that the law under whict
the Trust company is incorporated !
void and that u Is not legal corpora
ton. Another point made In the mo
ton for an appeal is that the Trui
company Was not required to Civ
bonds for the faithful performance o
their duties as guardian.