Maxham v. Stewart
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a, judgment of the circuit court for Sauk county: E. Rat Stevens, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment in an action for unlawful detainer.
1Opinion of the CourtTimlin, J.
This case presents one of those unfortunate family controversies almost inevitable when exacting and irritable old age contracts with selfish youth for those attentions which are ordinarily the 'gifts of filial love rather than the obligations of contract. The plaintiff resided at Reeds-burg in this state and invited the defendants, her daughter and her daughter’s husband, who lived in Chicago, to come to Reedsburg and take charge of and reside upon plaintiff’s farm with plaintiff and care for the plaintiff. The defendants accepted such invitation and went into possession in the early part of…
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