Legal Opinion
Witek v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided December 3, 1957PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCurrie, J.
The salient facts of this case are that the deceased died testate leaving no legal dependents surviving at a time when he was a resident of the Grand Army Home for Veterans. Sec. 45.37, Stats., sets forth the conditions pursuant to which eligible veterans are accepted into membership in such Home so as to entitle them to enjoy the facilities thereof. Sub. (3) (a) of such statute, as it appeared in the 1953 statutes, read as follows:
“If any member of the Home shall die without legal dependents, his real property shall descend and his personal property shall be distributed to the state of…
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