Williams v. Williams
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Ashland -county: John K. Paeish, Circuit Judge. This is a claim by John C. Williams against the estate of his deceased brother, Daniel A. Williams, who died July 10, '1895. The claim, as filed, was to recover for nine months’ services “in planning, superintending, and building bouses” on certain lots in Ashland, at'$125 per month, from May 1st, 1892, to February 2nd, 1893, $1,125; for three months’ services upon the same…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Ashland -county: John K. Paeish, Circuit Judge. This is a claim by John C. Williams against the estate of his deceased brother, Daniel A. Williams, who died July 10, '1895. The claim, as filed, was to recover for nine months’ services “in planning, superintending, and building bouses” on certain lots in Ashland, at'$125 per month, from May 1st, 1892, to February 2nd, 1893, $1,125; for three months’ services upon the same premises from May 1st, 1893, to August 1st, 1893, at $65 per month, $195. The claim, as filed, also contained other…
1Opinion of the CourtWirrsnow, J.
The appellant makes two contentions upon the facts, and one upon the law, of the case. Her contentions of fact are (1) that the compensation allowed the plaintiff by the referee and the court for his services was excessive; and (2) that the evidence shows that such services were fully paid for by the deceased, and that a number of the defendant’s counterclaims should have been allowed. Her contention upon the law is that upon the evidence the court should have found that the plaintiff’s services constituted no legal claim, because no express contract to pay for them was proven.
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