Ruggles v. Tyson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county; X>. II. Jonuson, Circuit Judge. Equitable action by the owner of a life estate in certain valuable real property in the city of Milwaukee against her minor children, the owners of the estate in remainder subject to some contingencies, to obtain judicial authority to sell a part of such property, including all estates therein, vested or contingent, upon the ground of a necessity so to do in order to prevent a…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county; X>. II. Jonuson, Circuit Judge. Equitable action by the owner of a life estate in certain valuable real property in the city of Milwaukee against her minor children, the owners of the estate in remainder subject to some contingencies, to obtain judicial authority to sell a part of such property, including all estates therein, vested or contingent, upon the ground of a necessity so to do in order to prevent a threatened destruction of such es-tales by tas and other liens thereon. Proper proceedings were taken to give the court…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed June 22, 1899:
Maeshall, J.
There does not appear to be any serious,, if any, controversy between the parties to this cause. "VYhile- . the attitude of counsel for appellants and respondent is in form adversary, all appear in fact to contend for a declaration by this court that the judgment appealed from is right and binding upon all persons interested in the property and that a sale of it made pursuant to such judgment will entitle the purchaser to an absolute title in fee simple thereto. FTo question seems to be raised by the learned counsel who appears as…
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