Murray v. Estate of Cornell

Irsil Cornell was the owner of certain lands adjacent to Pine lake in Forest county, Wisconsin. In 1935 there were three cottages near the lake and a farmhouse about one-quarter of a mile away. The cottages were rented to summer tourists. In the spring of 1935, the appellant, his wife, and three children moved into the farmhouse. Appellant acted as general caretaker of the cottages and his wife perr formed work in answering inquiries from prospective tenants and in doing some cleaning of the cottages at the beginning of each season.

Between 1935 and 1939 seven more cottages were erected on the…