Willey v. Hodge
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Grant county: Geo. Olemehtsou, Circuit Judge. On and prior to January 4, 1896, John Willey was the owner of 400 acres of land in the town of Smelser, Grant county, Wis., a homestead in the village of Cuba City, and some real estate in Chicago.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Grant county: Geo. Olemehtsou, Circuit Judge. On and prior to January 4, 1896, John Willey was the owner of 400 acres of land in the town of Smelser, Grant county, Wis., a homestead in the village of Cuba City, and some real estate in Chicago. He died on January 22,1896, leaving a widow, five sons, named John A., Samuel, Thomas, Henry, and Walter, and four daughters, named Mary Hodge, Martha Terril, Nellie Kittoe, Grace E. Wills, and a granddaughter, named Belle Terril, who was the only daughter of his deceased daughter Agnes. About January…
1Opinion of the CourtBaRdeest, J.
Following in line with the decision of the court below, the view we have taken of this case renders it unnecessary to determine whether, under the testimony, there has been a legal delivery of the deed under which plaintiff claims. Upon that question we express no opinion.
The deed in question was not made pursuant to any agreement or contract of settlement. It was a purely voluntary conveyance, founded upon natural love and affection, and was made without any prior consultation or agreement with the grantee. A family settlement is an agreement made between a father and his son or children, or…
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