Legal Opinion

Will of Valley v. Valley

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 11, 1930PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFairchild, J.

The findings of fact are as favorable to the mental competency of the deceased as Could be made. In the trial court’s opinion he said of the deceased: “He was cared for all of his life by his parents or his sister; he did not have sufficient mentality to do any business; could not rent a house or collect rent; could not bargain for his services or collect wages except to take what was handed him; had no conception of the value of his property;” and recites that when told, he comprehended that he owned the house, recognized relatives; could do simple manual labor as directed; small errands;…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Delafield v. . ParishNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
  2. In re Downing's WillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
  3. In re WillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
  4. In re WillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
  5. In re the Will of BlakelyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Estate of McGonigalWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Kondziella v. Estate of SowkaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Patricia Mudlaff v. Joseph McLeodWisconsin Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Patricia Mudlaff v. Joseph McLeodWisconsin Supreme Court · 2013

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