Ketchum v. Breed
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassóday: This is an appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to a bill of review, on the grounds of insufficiency and defect of parties. The following facts appear, in effect, from the bill, and some of them from the records of this court in the. same litigation.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassóday: This is an appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to a bill of review, on the grounds of insufficiency and defect of parties. The following facts appear, in effect, from the bill, and some of them from the records of this court in the. same litigation. Breed v. Ketdhvm, 51 Wis. 164; Ketehvm v. Breed, 54 Wis. 131. February 21, 1815, Horace H. Rich, John W. Stillman, and Martin Rich executed and delivered to Breed their promissory note for $5,000, payable two years…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed January 12, 1886:
Cassoday, J.
All agree that in December, 1876, Wakefield and Henry Ketehum met, negotiated, and consummated an agreement to trade or exchange real estate. All agree that the witnesses Jackson and Trow were present when the agreement was consummated and the writings drawn. All agree that by the terms of the agreement Ketehum was to let Wakefield have his interest in certain mill property and pine lands at and near Merrillan, and receive in payment therefor Wakefield’s interest in the Omro mill property, with the Breed mortgage of $5,000 upon it,…
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