Paulson v. Paulson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Monroe county: J. J. Feuit, Circuit Judge. This action was brought for a construction of the will of Mary J. Paulson, of Cashton, Monroe county, "Wisconsin, which reads as follows: “First.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Monroe county: J. J. Feuit, Circuit Judge. This action was brought for a construction of the will of Mary J. Paulson, of Cashton, Monroe county, "Wisconsin, which reads as follows: “First. After the payment of my just debts, funeral charges, and expenses of administration, I hereby give and bequeath to the Norwegian Home and Foreign Missionary Association the sum of four hundred ($400) dollars, to be paid by the executrix hereof in four equal annual payments. “Second. I hereby give and bequeath to my beloved son, Peter Paulson, the sum of…
1Opinion of the Court
. KeewiN, J.
1. The question raised by the first assignment of error is whether the circuit court erred in not granting the motion of appellant to dismiss the appeal of the executrix from the order and judgment entered by the county court. It is plain from a reference to sec. 4031, Stats. 1898, that the executrix, Matilda Paulson, was an aggrieved party within the meaning of the statute, and as such entitled to appeal. This question was directly passed upon by this court in the late- case of McKenney v. Minahan, 119 Wis. 651, 91 N. W. 489, and it was there held that an executor or…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- VIDAL v. Girard's ExecutorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- Scott v. WestWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
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- Barnum v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1884
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