Legal Opinion

O'Deal v. Hartford

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided February 10, 1942PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The following opinion was filed March 10, 1942 :

Fritz, J.

The motion to dismiss the appeal must be granted. Under the decision construing the will, and the order based thereon from which the claimant, Charles O’Deal, appealed, the legatees, who were given specific legacies by provisions in the will, are to be paid before any of the personal property can be used or applied in payment of the $1,000 note, which is secured by the mortgage on the homestead. Consequently, the interests of those legatees under the provisions of the will, as construed by the trial court in determining the intention of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Stevens v. JacobsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Estate of Fish v. FishWisconsin Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Maas v. W. R. Arthur & Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1942
  4. Rogers v. ShoveWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Green Lake County v. Waupaca CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Monahan v. Department of TaxationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Kitchenmaster v. Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Daanen v. MacDonaldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Krause v. KrauseWisconsin Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Sweeney v. Union State BankWisconsin Supreme Court · 1945

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