Keefe v. Kill

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Sloan, J.:

This action was brought to establish an oral contract, set aside a deed and contest the validity of a will.

Michael Keefe and Mary A. Keefe were husband and wife, and *15prior to 1872 lived in Wisconsin. At that time they were the parents of two children, the plaintiff and a brother, Alexander John Keefe. About 1869 the grandfather of the two children deeded them a small farm in Wisconsin. The mother was subsequently appointed guardian of the two children and in 1871, as such guardian, she sold the farm for $800. No accounting was made to the…