Henrikson v. Henrikson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Pierce county: E. W. Helms, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to enforce specific performance of an oral contract to convey real estate.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Pierce county: E. W. Helms, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to enforce specific performance of an oral contract to convey real estate. After certain admissions and denials the defendant set up affirmatively a general settlement and satisfaction of all matters of difference between the parties, including matters set forth in the complaint, and that the plaintiff accepted $1 and other valuable consideration in satisfaction and discharge of all causes of action, suits or controversies, claims and demands against the defendant. The facts…
1Opinion of the CourtKebwiN, J.
The question presented is whether upon the established facts the plaintiff is entitled to specific performance of the oral contract set out in the case. It is settled by •the findings and not denied that the defendant agreed orally with the plaintiff to convey to plaintiff his one-eighth interest in the real estate described in the complaint upon the death of the mother of plaintiff and defendant in consideration of the erection on said real estate of certain permanent improvements and furnishing the material and doing the work necessary therefor; that plaintiff performed and furnished in…
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