Haight v. Hall
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. Ejectment. The plaintiffs are the children and heirs at law of Selina B. Haight, deceased, the first wife of one Augustus Haight. The defendant Sophia L. Hall was the second wife of said Augustus Haight, but was divorced from him and married again.- Her' husband is one of the defendants. Upon her divorce from Haight, his interest in the premises in dispute was set over to her as a part of her alimony.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. Ejectment. The plaintiffs are the children and heirs at law of Selina B. Haight, deceased, the first wife of one Augustus Haight. The defendant Sophia L. Hall was the second wife of said Augustus Haight, but was divorced from him and married again.- Her' husband is one of the defendants. Upon her divorce from Haight, his interest in the premises in dispute was set over to her as a part of her alimony. Other facts are stated in the opinion. The plaintiffs appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendants. cited, besides cases referred to in…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, C. J.
In 1865, Mrs. Ann M. Paige conveyed to her daughter, Selina B. Haight, by a warranty deed, the premises in controversy. The grantee was then the wife of Augustus Haight. The deed was in the usual form, except the habendum clause contains this language: “ To have and to hold the said granted premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging, to her, the said Selina B. Haight, to her sole and separate use, free from the interference or control of her said husband, or any husband, and her heirs and assigns, to her and their only proper use and benefit forever.” The sole…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pool v. BlakieIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Kingsley v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1861
3Cited by4 opinions
- McBreen v. McBreenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- In re KaufmannDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1906
- Jamison v. ZauschSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
- Van Osdell v. ChampionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1895