Michaelson v. Wolf

BOHLING, C.

Bernice Michaelson and Bessie Kramer, the daughters of Solomon Jerry (known in the record as Jerry) and Rosa Wolf, instituted this action against Edward J. Wolf, their brother, to recover two-thirds of $40,000 transferred to him by the father by means of a check shortly before the father’s death and during his last sickness upon the theory the transfer was without consideration and was not intended as a gift and upon the theory the transfer was the result of undue influence exercised by the defendant over the father. The trial court considered plaintiffs had failed to make a…