Ripon Hardware Co. v. Haas
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Eond du Lac county: A. H. Reid, Judge. Action to set aside conveyances from husband to wife as fraudulent. This case was here on a former appeal and is reported in 157 Wis. 466, 145 N. W. 1096, to which reference is made for a complete statement of facts.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Eond du Lac county: A. H. Reid, Judge. Action to set aside conveyances from husband to wife as fraudulent. This case was here on a former appeal and is reported in 157 Wis. 466, 145 N. W. 1096, to which reference is made for a complete statement of facts. The liability of the deceased was predicated upon a guaranty of a note given August 22, 1901, as follows: “For value received we hereby guarantee the payment of the within note at maturity or at any time thereafter, with interest at the rate of six per cent, per annum until paid, waiving notice…
1Opinion of the CourtRoseNberry, J.
The only question presented is whether or not the evidence sustains the findings of the trial court. We have carefully examined the evidence and we think the findings are in accordance with the great preponderance thereof. Counsel for plaintiff contend that because the court found as a fact that the conveyances sought to be set aside were made by .the deceased, John Haas, “solely in pursuance of an idea of his to retire from business” and “provide for the disposition of his estate during his life,” all the conveyances were made pursuant to a plan or scheme; that the last conveyance, as they…
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