Legal Opinion

Spenner v. First Wisconsin Trust Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided October 30, 1962PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilkie, J.

The trial court decided against the objectors on each ground that they alleged in their objections against the admission to probate of the last will and testament of the deceased, dated June 7, 1951, and the codicil thereto dated July 19, 1951. In this connection the rule applies as stated in Estate of Stronks (1961), 14 Wis. (2d) 356, 368, 111 N. W. (2d) 71, as follows:

“This is obviously a fact case. The trial judge was the trier of the facts. He was the sole judge of the weight and credibility to be given to the testimony of the different witnesses. This court has many times commented upon…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Patterson v. JensenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Schlichting v. SchlichtingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Estate of Dobrecevich v. BrandtWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Detroit Trust Co. v. StoepelMichigan Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Estate of Barnes v. HoranWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Curkeet v. EisenbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Cooper v. ZoldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Nelson v. First Northwestern Trust Co. of South DakotaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Estate of KomarrWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970

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