Legal Opinion

Bartle v. Bartle

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 1907PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Iowa county: GeoRG-e Clementsox, Circuit Judge. This is an action to charge property in the hands of defendant which came to her through her deceased husband with the payment of his debts. The action was tried in the circuit court for Iowa county, and resulted in judgment for defendant establishing her right to her portion of the proceeds of sale of the property.

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Iowa county: GeoRG-e Clementsox, Circuit Judge. This is an action to charge property in the hands of defendant which came to her through her deceased husband with the payment of his debts. The action was tried in the circuit court for Iowa county, and resulted in judgment for defendant establishing her right to her portion of the proceeds of sale of the property. The court found substantially that defendant is the widow of George Bartle, deceased, who died intestate May 16, 1902; that in April, 1900, said Bartle and his brother, J. L. Bartle,…

1Opinion of the CourtKeewist, J.

The only questions for determination upom this appeal are: (1) Whether George Bartle, deceased, occupied the Hotel Grand as his homestead. (2) If he did, did' he ever forfeit his homestead rights? (3) Has the plaintiff" a purchase-money lien on defendant’s portion of the proceeds, of the hotel property, or is she entitled to subject such proceeds to the claims of creditors ?

*3961. Counsel for appellant attacks the law respecting homestead rights in real estate held by tenants in common as it stood before it was amended by eh. 269, Laws of 1901, and contends that ch. 269, Laws of 1901, does not…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Guetzkow Bros. v. A. H. Andrews & Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Phelps v. RooneyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859
  3. White v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
  4. Harriman v. Queen Insurance Co. of LondonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
  5. Carey v. BoyleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
  2. Crocker v. ChakosCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1928
  3. Poole v. TannisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Northwestern Securities Co. v. NelsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1927
  5. South Texas Lumber Co. v. EppsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915

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