In re Valentine's Will
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Marquette county: R. Gr. SiebecKee, Circuit Judge. Proceeding to establish a lost will. The facts are stated in the opinion. To the point that the evidence of the declarations of the testatrix that the will had been destroyed should have been admitted, they cited Reel’s Ex’rs v. Reel, 1 Hawks (N. C.), 248; Dwrant v. Ashmore, '2 Rich. Law, 184; Lawyer v. Smith, 8 Mich. 412, 422, 423; Evans’s Appeal, 58 Pa.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Marquette county: R. Gr. SiebecKee, Circuit Judge. Proceeding to establish a lost will. The facts are stated in the opinion. To the point that the evidence of the declarations of the testatrix that the will had been destroyed should have been admitted, they cited Reel’s Ex’rs v. Reel, 1 Hawks (N. C.), 248; Dwrant v. Ashmore, '2 Rich. Law, 184; Lawyer v. Smith, 8 Mich. 412, 422, 423; Evans’s Appeal, 58 Pa. St. 238, 248; Pielcens v. Davis, 134 Mass. 252; Oollagan v. Burns, 5† Me. 449; Gay v. Gay, 60 Iowa, 415, 419; Marring v. Allen, 25 Mich. 505;…
1Opinion of the Court
Cassodav, O. J.
It appears from the record that Jane Valentine died at her residence, in Buffalo, Marquette county, Wis., Monday, July 10, 1893, leaving, her surviving, no hus*49band, child, father, or mother, but did leave, her surviving, nine next of kin and heirs at law, including her brother, Dougal McDougal, who brings this appeal. She also left about $2,500 worth of personal property, but no real estate. Her precise age is not stated in the record, but she seems to have been quite aged. Her husband died some three years before she did. It appears from the evidence that June 29, 1892, she…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TrefethenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Scott v. WestWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
- Collyer v. . CollyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Lane v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Pickens v. DavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Will on DardisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- Hamilton v. CroweSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Bradway v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- Estate of JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1920
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