Winterscheidt v. Winterscheidt

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

Christian Winterscheidt died in 1915, owning 277 acres of land in Brown county. He left one-eighth of his estate to each of his eight children. Seven of them sold their interest in 57 acres of the land to their brother, John G. Winterscheidt, he agreeing to stand charged to the others for $425 each, and executed a quitclaim deed to them covering his undivided interest in the remaining 220 acres. This deed was deposited with a local bank to stand as security that when the 220-acre tract should be sold he would pay them from his share of the…