Legal Opinion

Vohland v. Gelhaar

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 5, 1908PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeals from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. 0. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. This case comes before this court on appeals by both tbe plaintiff and defendant from a .judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county in favor of tbo plaintiff and. against tbe defendant for tbe sum of $300, interest and costs, amounting in all to $403.52. Tbe plaintiff brought action to enforce an agreement between tbe parties, by wbicb the defendant promised to repurchase…

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Appeals from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. 0. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. This case comes before this court on appeals by both tbe plaintiff and defendant from a .judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county in favor of tbo plaintiff and. against tbe defendant for tbe sum of $300, interest and costs, amounting in all to $403.52. Tbe plaintiff brought action to enforce an agreement between tbe parties, by wbicb the defendant promised to repurchase from tbe plaintiff 600 shares of mining stock for $1 per share, which at the time of making the agreement was sold by…

1Opinion of the CourtBashNoed, J.

The defendant contends that the finding of the jury that he agTeed to repurchase the stock sold the plaintiff within one year from the date of sale is not supported by the evidence, and consequently that such an agreement, if made, no part thereof having been reduced to writing, was void under sec. 2307, Stats. (1898). The plaintiff testified that the defendant stated to her repeatedly, when frying to sell her the stock: “If you buy these shares, if you *77don't want them in the time of a year, I take them baek for a dollar a share; ” and that this was the consideration for the purchase of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Fitzpatrick v. . WoodruffNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
  2. Wooster v. . SageNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
  3. White v. KnappNew York Supreme Court · 1867
  4. Fay v. WheelerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1872
  5. Henderson v. TouchstoneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1857

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Ashley and Gibbs v. PrestonTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Hankwitz v. BarrettWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
  3. Korrer v. MaddenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Papenthien v. CoerperWisconsin Supreme Court · 1924
  5. Sullivan v. TownsendArizona Supreme Court · 1926

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