Mallory v. Wheeler
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: E. C. Eschweileb, Circuit Judge. Tbe appellant, Rollin B. Mallory, is public administrator for Milwaukee county; tbe respondent, Cornelius Wheeler, is governor of tbe Northwestern Branch of tbe National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (hereinafter referred to as tbe National Home), located in tbe county of Milwaukee.
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Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: E. C. Eschweileb, Circuit Judge. Tbe appellant, Rollin B. Mallory, is public administrator for Milwaukee county; tbe respondent, Cornelius Wheeler, is governor of tbe Northwestern Branch of tbe National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (hereinafter referred to as tbe National Home), located in tbe county of Milwaukee. Tbe appellant filed bis petition in the county court of Milwaukee county for letters of administration on tbe estate of John Doe (alias), deceased, in which petition 'all facts necessary to entitle him to…
1Opinion of the CourtKebwiN, J.
Counsel for appellant relies upon ch. 120 of the Private and Local Laws of Wisconsin for 1870 as amended by ch. 471 of the Private and Local Laws of 1871 respecting the rights and duties of the public administrator for the city and county of Milwaukee, which authorizes investigation hy such public administrator for the discovery of goods and chattels in certain cases. The appellant contends that Governor Wheeler, the respondent, was bound to appear and answer in accordance with the citation, and that the court below was in error in holding to the contrary.
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