Papenthien v. Coerper

The following opinion was filed April 8, 1924:

Owen, J.

Sec. 2203, Stats., declares every agreement by a married man to alienate his homestead or any interest therein to be void unless the wife’s consent thereto is evidenced by her act of joining in the deed, mortgage, or other conveyance. The homestead law will be liberally construed to effectuate its design. Zimmer v. Pauley, 51 Wis. 282, 8 N. W. 219. It has been held that

“The bona fide intention of acquiring the premises for a homestead, without defrauding any one, evidenced by overt acts in fitting them to become such, followed by actual…