Spence v. Rambusch
Wisconsin Supreme Court
'Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Jefferson county: JohN R. Bennett, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court for Jefferson county denying the motion of the defendant that the sheriff of Dodge county be directed to deliver to her, as executrix of the will of William T. Rambusch, deceased, certain property taken on a writ of attachment issued against said Rambusch in his lifetime in favor of the plaintiff, and claimed by the defendant…
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'Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Jefferson county: JohN R. Bennett, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court for Jefferson county denying the motion of the defendant that the sheriff of Dodge county be directed to deliver to her, as executrix of the will of William T. Rambusch, deceased, certain property taken on a writ of attachment issued against said Rambusch in his lifetime in favor of the plaintiff, and claimed by the defendant to have been exempt from attachment. The writ of attachment and summons were served upon William T. Rambusch on the 12th…
1Opinion of the CourtWiNslow, J.
The facts found by the circuit judge are amply supported by the evidence. The situation then was this: Rambusch, on the 10th of October, owned and used a set of abstract books. He was an embezzler to a large amount, and discovery was imminent, and he knew it. On that day he left his home, stating that he was going to Beaver Dam, but went instead to Minnesota Junction, and took a train, and disappeared from public view, and was not heard from again by the'public until the 20th day of October, when he committed suicide at Fredericksburg, Yirginia. His abstract office and books were in charge of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Orr v. BoxSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- Betz v. BrennerMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by1 opinion
- Hettinger v. WellsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1915