Linde v. Gudden
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Apvea r. from a judment of the circuit court for "Waupaca county: Ohas. M. Webb, Circuit Judge. Appeal by plaintiff from judgment for defendant in an action of ejectment for a farm of seventy-nine acres in Winnebago county, formerly belonging to W. Gudden, the father of plaintiff and husband of defendant, to whom he was married late in life, in 1880,. at which time she turned over to him $3,200 in money, and he agreed, as defendant claims, that the same should be returned to…
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Apvea r. from a judment of the circuit court for "Waupaca county: Ohas. M. Webb, Circuit Judge. Appeal by plaintiff from judgment for defendant in an action of ejectment for a farm of seventy-nine acres in Winnebago county, formerly belonging to W. Gudden, the father of plaintiff and husband of defendant, to whom he was married late in life, in 1880,. at which time she turned over to him $3,200 in money, and he agreed, as defendant claims, that the same should be returned to her and she should have the farm and alb personal property thereon, excepting Gudden’s library, for her life.. On…
1Opinion of the CourtDodge, J.
No rule is more firmly established in this state than that, to justify a finding against the execution, according to its terms, of a formal conveyance, duly acknowledged, *328the evidence must be perfectly clear, convincing, and satisfactory; that the defense must be established beyond all reasonable controversy,- — • indeed, as some authorities put it, beyond a reasonable doubt. Kercheval v. Doty, 31 Wis. 476, 491; Harter v. Christoph, 32 Wis. 245, 248; Smith v. Allis, 52 Wis. 337, 345; German Bank v. Muth, 96 Wis. 342, 345; Fillingham v. Nichols, 108 Wis. 49. True, most, if not all, of these…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Howland v. BlakeSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Kercheval v. DotyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
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- Harter v. ChristophWisconsin Supreme Court · 1873
- Smith v. AllisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
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