Schultz v. Becker
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Outagamie county: Johh Goodlahd, Circuit Judge.' It appears from the record that' Mary Becker died intestate June 18, 1905. On September 27, 1905, tbe plaintiff was duly appointed administrator of ber estate.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Outagamie county: Johh Goodlahd, Circuit Judge.' It appears from the record that' Mary Becker died intestate June 18, 1905. On September 27, 1905, tbe plaintiff was duly appointed administrator of ber estate. After a demand upon tbe defendant by tbe plaintiff for tbe property herein■after mentioned, and refusal, as alleged, of tbe defendant to ■deliver the same, on January 18, 1906, tbe plaintiff commenced this action against tbe defendant to recover tbe value of certain household furniture — clothing and bedding described — the property of tbe…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed January 8, 1907:
Cassoday, C. J.
1. There is no claim nor pretense that the written memoranda set forth in the foregoing statement *240constituted a last will and testament of tbe deceased. On tbe contrary, tbe answer expressly “admits that said Mary Becker died intestate.” Tbe memorandum itself, Exhibit No. 2, declares it to be tbe “expressed wisb,” therein repeated, “that no will or testament be written or made.” No attempt was made to prove it as a will. Tbe claim is that there was a complete transfer and delivery of tbe certificates of deposit in tbe lifetime of…
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