Will of McGinty
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Waushara county: Byron B. Park, Circuit Judge. Alice McGinty died September 23, 1918, at Wautoma, leaving surviving Thomas Bagley and John Bagley, her only heirs at law. ■ Thomas Bagley disappeared many years ago and has not been heard from for more than fifteen years, but has never been adjudged legally dead.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Waushara county: Byron B. Park, Circuit Judge. Alice McGinty died September 23, 1918, at Wautoma, leaving surviving Thomas Bagley and John Bagley, her only heirs at law. ■ Thomas Bagley disappeared many years ago and has not been heard from for more than fifteen years, but has never been adjudged legally dead. On October 26, 1918, Katherine Tyler applied to the county court of Waushara county for allowance of the will of Alice Mc-Ginty. Due notice was given, and the will was admitted to probate on the first Tuesday of November, 1918, there being…
1Opinion of the CourtRosenberry, J.
It appeared that John Bagley, upon whose behalf the petition was made, had not been heard from since the death of Alice McGinty, and there is nothing to indicate that John Bagley knew of the will prior to his disappearance or that he has learned of it since that time. The circuit court’s decision in denying the petition is as follows:
“The authority to make this petition for the relief asked for as set forth in the petition is that ‘John Bagley left all of his matters to the care of the said firm of Fisher & Cashin as his attorneys.’
“Mr. Redfield testified that he last saw John Bagley the…
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