Sedgwick v. Blanchard
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Dunn county: Geokge ThompsoN, Circuit Judge. Action to compel tbe conveyance of certain real estate to plaintiff. Tbe complaint alleges in substance that plaintiff is tbe daughter of H. C. Blanchard, deceased; that E. B. Blanchard, her brother, is tbe executor of tbe last will of tbe deceased, and that they constitute tbe sole heirs at law of H. 0. Blanchard. Elizabeth Blanchard is tbe wife of E. B. Blanchard.
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Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Dunn county: Geokge ThompsoN, Circuit Judge. Action to compel tbe conveyance of certain real estate to plaintiff. Tbe complaint alleges in substance that plaintiff is tbe daughter of H. C. Blanchard, deceased; that E. B. Blanchard, her brother, is tbe executor of tbe last will of tbe deceased, and that they constitute tbe sole heirs at law of H. 0. Blanchard. Elizabeth Blanchard is tbe wife of E. B. Blanchard. It further alleges that in 1903 H. C. Blanchard entered into a contract with E. B. Blanchard, wherein, in consideration of future support,…
1Opinion of the CourtViNJE, J.
A copy of the contract entered into between E. B. Blanchard and H. O. Blanchard was marked Exhibit A and annexed to the complaint, which contained this allegation relative thereto: “a copy of which contract is hereto annexed, marked Exhibit A, and made a part of this complaint.” We fail to appreciate the force of appellants’ ten-page argument to the effect that the contract is not a part of the complaint and cannot be resorted to for the purpose of determining its sufficiency, nor can we see the relevancy of the cases cited to sustain the argument. The method here pursued of making the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Tweeddale v. TweeddaleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- United States Gypsum Co. v. GleasonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- Security National Bank v. St. Croix Power Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- Smith v. PflugerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
- Concrete Steel Co. v. Illinois Surety Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1916
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- First Wisconsin National Bank v. Forsyth Leather Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1926
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