Legal Opinion

Dahlke v. Dahlke

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 24, 1964PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*566Gordon, J.

There are two basic grounds upon which we conclude that the trial court’s analysis was correct. First, the history of both the distribution and the retention of the company’s stock is more logically consistent with the respondents’ position. Secondly, we are unable to locate proof of any donative intent to support the alleged gift.

History of Shareholdings.

At the beginning of this report, we have recited in some detail the historical aspects of the corporate shares starting in 1917. It is our conclusion that a study of such transfers and corresponding retentions of shares…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Miller v. CottenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
  2. Zander v. HollyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1957
  3. State v. HellerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
  4. Stein v. SorefWisconsin Supreme Court · 1949

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Chase v. Blackstone Distributing Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
  2. Hoffmann v. Wausau Concrete Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Dahlke v. DahlkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964

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