Legal Opinion

Yates v. Yates

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 1, 1914PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeals from a judgment and from an order of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: LaweeNce W. Halsey, Circuit Judge. In this case there are two appeals from a judgment of the circuit court in the action of Arthur W. Yates v. Georgia Marion Yates and another, and two appeals from an order entered in a special proceeding for modification or vacation of the judgment in Harriet D. Yates v. Arthur W. Yates as regards tbe provision for the support of. the minor child of the…

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Appeals from a judgment and from an order of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: LaweeNce W. Halsey, Circuit Judge. In this case there are two appeals from a judgment of the circuit court in the action of Arthur W. Yates v. Georgia Marion Yates and another, and two appeals from an order entered in a special proceeding for modification or vacation of the judgment in Harriet D. Yates v. Arthur W. Yates as regards tbe provision for the support of. the minor child of the parties. The controversy in the action and that in the special proceeding were tried together. The court found thus:…

1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.

Sec. 2364, Stats., provides for making sucb allowances as that in question. Secs. 2367 and 2368 provide for requiring security for payment of such an allowance. The trust agreement was only what the court might have required under the plain words of the statutes. The fact that the matter was arranged by treaty and then approved by the court and made part of the decree of divorce did not change its character. It was subject to revision by the court at any time during the minority of the child as changed conditions might require, and independently of the year period within which the court…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Harrigan v. GilchristWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Laun v. KippWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Stein v. BenedictWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Jackson Milling Co. v. ScottWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Platto v. DeusterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1868

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Caldwell v. CaldwellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1958
  2. State v. HamiltonWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Halmu v. HalmuWisconsin Supreme Court · 1945
  4. Kienlen v. KienlenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
  5. Dunn v. DunnWisconsin Supreme Court · 1951

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