Strong v. Winslow
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to the Circuit Court for Portage County. The case showed that letters of administration were granted upon the estate of William H. Johnson, to the defendants in error, by the judge of probate of .Portage county, on the 27th day of November, 1848, on the petition of the defendants in error, and they became invested with that office.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for Portage County. The case showed that letters of administration were granted upon the estate of William H. Johnson, to the defendants in error, by the judge of probate of .Portage county, on the 27th day of November, 1848, on the petition of the defendants in error, and they became invested with that office. On the 19th day of March, 1849, the plaintiff in error perfected an appeal from the appointment aforesaid, to the circuit court for Portage county. At the return of the appeal, the plaintiff in error suggested a diminution of the record in the following…
1Opinion of the Court
KNOWLTOír, J.
No reason appears sufficient to authorize the reversal of the judgment of the cireuit court. The plaintiff in error, in the court below, did not show or offer to show that he had any interest in the estate, the subject of controversy, or that any wrong had been done, for which he could claim redress in a court of justice. The principle of law is too well settled to require a reference to authority upon the subject, that in order to be heard, the party seeking the hearing must show, or at least offer to show, that he has sustained an injury, or that he has a right that ought to be…
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