Steinkopf v. Steinkopf
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: JoiiN J. Geegoby, Circuit Judge. Tbis is a petition by Martha Bteinlcopf, tbe widow of Jobn U. Steinkopf, asking for an order terminating tbe interest of tbe defendant, Bertha Bteinlcopf, in tbe plaintiffs property as tbe divorced wife of Jobn H. Steinkopf. In 1906 tbe plaintiff, Jobn H. Steinkopf, brought an action for divorce against bis tben wife, tbe defendant Bertha Bteinlcopf.
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Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: JoiiN J. Geegoby, Circuit Judge. Tbis is a petition by Martha Bteinlcopf, tbe widow of Jobn U. Steinkopf, asking for an order terminating tbe interest of tbe defendant, Bertha Bteinlcopf, in tbe plaintiffs property as tbe divorced wife of Jobn H. Steinkopf. In 1906 tbe plaintiff, Jobn H. Steinkopf, brought an action for divorce against bis tben wife, tbe defendant Bertha Bteinlcopf. Sbe counterclaimed for a divorce against bim. Before trial of tbe action tbe parties entered into an oral stipulation with regard to making provision…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebecker, J.
The claim is made in behalf of Bertha Steinkopf as the divorced wife of John Steinkopf that she is entitled to the payment of $25 per month and the use of the homestead during the term of her natural life under the terms of the divorce judgment. The trial court held that Bertha Steinkopf s right to such payments and the use of the homestead under this judgment terminated at the death of John Steinkopf, which occurred March 9, 1910. This conclusion was evidently based on the idea that the provision of the judgment for the benefit of Bertha Steinkopf constituted an award of alimony. The conduct…
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