Wisdom v. Wisdom
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Grant county: Geouge ClbmeNtsoN, Circuit Judge. Action to establish and enforce a trust affecting tbe estate of Frank Wisdom, deceased. Deceased, tbe husband of plaintiff, died testate. When this action was commenced his estate was in process of settlement in the county court of Grant county.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Grant county: Geouge ClbmeNtsoN, Circuit Judge. Action to establish and enforce a trust affecting tbe estate of Frank Wisdom, deceased. Deceased, tbe husband of plaintiff, died testate. When this action was commenced his estate was in process of settlement in the county court of Grant county. It' consisted of both real and personal property. -The personalty was bequeathed, partly to a daughter, partly to a son, and partly to appellant. T-he real estate was substantially all devised to the son for life with remainder over to his lawful children, to…
1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.
The trial court sustained the demurrer, as appears from an opinion filed, solely upon the ground that the pleaded facts failed to disclose anything but such a mere legal claim against the estate of Erank Wisdom, deceased, as the county court, having charge of the administration of the estate, has exclusive jurisdiction of.
It may well be that the demurrer was rightly sustained and, yet, the complaint disclose a cause of action for the enforcement of an implied trust. The county court has full jurisdiction, in law as well as in equity, in respect to all controversies involved in the settlement…
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