Jones v. Graham
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dam County. . It appears from the record, in effect, that Nelson T. Bromley, on May 13, 1887, was the owner of real estate and personal property to-the amount in value of $20,000 and upwards; that on that day he conveyed and transferred all of his property to one Mrs. Arndt; that on the same day he executed a will giving to her all his property; that at that time be was seventy-sis years of age, having no obildren, and that his wife had died…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dam County. . It appears from the record, in effect, that Nelson T. Bromley, on May 13, 1887, was the owner of real estate and personal property to-the amount in value of $20,000 and upwards; that on that day he conveyed and transferred all of his property to one Mrs. Arndt; that on the same day he executed a will giving to her all his property; that at that time be was seventy-sis years of age, having no obildren, and that his wife had died about two weeks before ; that soon after the defendant Graham made a large claim for services against Bromley or his…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
The object of the action commenced in the name of Mr. Bromley, and continued in the name of his guardian, was to set aside the conveyances and transfers made by him to Mrs. Arndt, and by her to the other defendants, and to compel reconveyances and retransfers thereof to him. The grounds of the action were to the effect that at the time Bromley made such conveyances and transfers he was of unsound mind, and also that they were obtained without consideration, and by the undue influence, imposition, and fraud of Mrs. Arndt. It is conceded that the action so commenced and continued survived the…
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