Witt v. Trustees of the Grand Grove of the United Ancient Order of Druids
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEALS from the Ootmty Court of Milwaukee Comity. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylor: “In this case there are two separate appeals taken from the judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff — one by the Grand, Grove and one by Meinrieh Oonracl and wife.
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APPEALS from the Ootmty Court of Milwaukee Comity. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylor: “In this case there are two separate appeals taken from the judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff — one by the Grand, Grove and one by Meinrieh Oonracl and wife. This action was brought for the purpose of redeeming certain real estate situate in the city of Milwaukee, which the plaintiff claims to own, from a mortgage which he alleges the defendant, the Grand Grove, had on the same. Conrad is made a party defendant because he claims title to the lands in question, and is in possession…
1Opinion of the CourtTayloR, J.
After a careful consideration of the evidence we are unable to see that any questions of law involved in the case have been erroneously decided by the court below; and upon the question of fact there is certainly no such preponderance of evidence against the findings of the learned judge who tried the case as would justify this court in reversing such findings. Take the evidence as a whole, and it seems to us to preponderate in favor of the findings of the *380trial court. We think it was properly found that all the transactions between the parties were had for the purpose of securing the payment…
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