Morgan v. Burrows
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Rock County. Action to recover the possession of an undivided one-fourth of about 21 acres of land, being a' portion of the W. £ of the 1ST. W. J of section 26, in township 4 north, of range 13 east, in the county of Rock.
Read the full summary
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Rock County. Action to recover the possession of an undivided one-fourth of about 21 acres of land, being a' portion of the W. £ of the 1ST. W. J of section 26, in township 4 north, of range 13 east, in the county of Rock. About 50 acres of the eighty-acre lot, being the north portion of it, except between two and three acres in the northwest corner, was owned by one James Sowle and was occupied by him for many years, and until his death in 1873. The whole tract was called his homestead. Before his death, James Sowle executed his will, devising this land in…
1Opinion of the CourtLtost, J.
The case turns upon the construction of certain clauses in the will of James Sowle. The plaintiff claims that the line B on the plat, south of the small barn, is the north line of the lands devised to the defendant Mrs. Burrows, and that the land devised to the widow of the testator for life, with remainder to the children of the testator, includes both tracts, containing respectively 14 acres and 6-J acres. The former tract extends to the west line of the homestead lot.
The defendants claim that the line A on the plat is the north line of the land devised to Mrs. Burrows, and that the only…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ganson v. MadiganWisconsin Supreme Court · 1862
- Ryerss v. WheelerNew York Supreme Court · 1839
3Cited by14 opinions
- Gilmer v. StoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Daugherty v. RogersIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
- Messer v. OestreichWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Covert v. SebernSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- Battles v. HackettWisconsin Supreme Court · 1922
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.