Ott v. Boring
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a/ judgment of the circuit court for Ashland ■ county: E. B. Beldew, Judge. A claim filed in county court against the estate of Franklin J. Pool, deceased, there disallowed, and appealed to the circuit court, where the case was tried without a jury.
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Appeal from a/ judgment of the circuit court for Ashland ■ county: E. B. Beldew, Judge. A claim filed in county court against the estate of Franklin J. Pool, deceased, there disallowed, and appealed to the circuit court, where the case was tried without a jury. It appeared, substantially without dispute, that in 1887 the deceased was engaged in business at Chicago as a dry goods merchant, and proposed removing his residence and business to' Ashland, Wisconsin. lie had a stock showing, by inventory, about $19,000, which, in conference with the plaintiff, was deemed to be worth approximately…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed February 19, 1907:
Dodge, J.
1. The first position contended for by respondent, and adopted by trial court in an opinion filed, was to the effect that the evidence did not disclose an acceptance by the plaintiff of the written proposition quoted in the statement of facts, except as to the $15 per week compensation. The evidence on the subject is that the plaintiff received this proposition and, immediately thereafter, commenced and has continued to comply in all respects with the terms thereof on his part. From such facts no reasonable inference can be drawn that…
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