Williams v. Williams
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Boole County. The plaintiff, Marry G. Williams, as administrator of the estate of Stephen "Williams, deceased, appealed to the circuit court for Walworth county from an order of the county court of that county disallowing, among other items in his account against said estate, a credit of $665.70 on account of moneys of the estate deposited in bank and lost by the failure of the bank.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Boole County. The plaintiff, Marry G. Williams, as administrator of the estate of Stephen "Williams, deceased, appealed to the circuit court for Walworth county from an order of the county court of that county disallowing, among other items in his account against said estate, a credit of $665.70 on account of moneys of the estate deposited in bank and lost by the failure of the bank. The cause was subsequently removed to and tried by the circuit court for Rock county. That court found as facts that on the 10th of July, 1875, the plaintiff had in his…
1Opinion of the Court
*304The following opinion was filed May 10, 1882:
Cassoday, J.
The very small portion of the argument iieard, and a hasty reading of the printed briefs, strongly impressed the writer with the justice and equity of the appellant’s theory; but my brethren, who heard all the arguments, are clearly of the opinion that the findings of the circuit court are in accordance with the evidence, and that the law applicable thereto rigidly holds the administrator accountable for the amount of the deposit in question. A ■very careful examination of the authorities induces me to acquiesce in their judgment.…
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