Harrington v. Pier
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeals from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. Johnsoet, Circuit Judge. The last will and testament of Elizabeth Ann Sutton was-duly admitted to probate in the county court of Milwaukee county. An appeal was taken, from the order of such court - allowing the will, to the circuit court, where such order was. affirmed, and -no appeal-has been taken therefrom. This action was brought to obtain a construction of the will.
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Appeals from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. Johnsoet, Circuit Judge. The last will and testament of Elizabeth Ann Sutton was-duly admitted to probate in the county court of Milwaukee county. An appeal was taken, from the order of such court - allowing the will, to the circuit court, where such order was. affirmed, and -no appeal-has been taken therefrom. This action was brought to obtain a construction of the will. The will contains the following bequests, directions, and expressions of the testatrix’s wishes: (1) Bequest to Mary S. McCord, a sister, the…
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, J
The vital question presented for adjudication on this appeal is, Is the bequest to trustees to. promote temperance work in the city of Milwaukee void for uncertainty? That involves the coitsideration of several cases where the important questions involved have been decided by this court, but without such a strict adherence to a definite judicial policy in each case and reasons given for the conclusions reached that it can be said, even at this late day, that we have an established system, based on entire harmony of judicial decisions, by which trusts for charitable purposes can be…
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