Baker v. Estate of McLeod
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Brown County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It appears from the record that February 6, 1871, Alexander McLeod died at the Tillage of West De Pere, in Brown county, testate, leaving a will executed January 30, 1871, and which was admitted to probate March 6, 1871; that said Alexander McLeod, in and by said will, gave, bequeathed, and devised all of his estate, both real and personal, to M. De Witt…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Brown County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It appears from the record that February 6, 1871, Alexander McLeod died at the Tillage of West De Pere, in Brown county, testate, leaving a will executed January 30, 1871, and which was admitted to probate March 6, 1871; that said Alexander McLeod, in and by said will, gave, bequeathed, and devised all of his estate, both real and personal, to M. De Witt Peak, of G-reen Bay, as executor thereby appointed, and to his executor or executors, or such other trustee or trustee…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
The testator’s wife died before he did. At the time of his death he was about twentj-six years of age. Annie May was his only child, and at the time of his death she must have been less than four years of age. He executed his will only a week before he died, and apparently with the expectation of death’s near approach. His anxiety for his little girl must, under the circumstances, have been very great. His tender regard for her is manifest in the will. He left $500 to Miss Eitchie, who had the principal care of her after his wife’s death. He committed the tuition, nurture, and custody of the…
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