Webster v. Morris
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEALS from the Circuit Coui’t for Winnebago County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: This action was commenced in the circuit court, for the construction of the last will and testament of Hiram W. Webster, deceased, and for the advice and directions of the conrt upon certain questions submitted, and for such other or further instructions thereon respecting the execution of the trusts thereby imposed as may seem proper.
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APPEALS from the Circuit Coui’t for Winnebago County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: This action was commenced in the circuit court, for the construction of the last will and testament of Hiram W. Webster, deceased, and for the advice and directions of the conrt upon certain questions submitted, and for such other or further instructions thereon respecting the execution of the trusts thereby imposed as may seem proper. The will was duly executed, and is in the words and figures following, to wit: “I, Hiram W. Webster, of the village of Omro,…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
There is no bill of exceptions. The questions involved arise upon the face of the will, under the facts found by the court. No question is made as to the meaning or validity of paragraphs numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14,16,11, and 18 of the will. The other paragraphs only will be considered, and they not in the order in which they are named, but more in reference to their relations with each other.
1. In regard to the twelfth paragraph of the will, it was found by the trial court, as a matter of fact, that there was no corporation known as “ The Omro and Algoma Union Cemetery…
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