Steinberg v. Salzman
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Shawano county: John Goodland, Circuit Judge. Action brought by plaintiffs to set aside an administrator’s deed and to bar the grantee named therein, and his wife, of all right, title, and interest in the property conveyed thereby, and for such other relief as might be equitable.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Shawano county: John Goodland, Circuit Judge. Action brought by plaintiffs to set aside an administrator’s deed and to bar the grantee named therein, and his wife, of all right, title, and interest in the property conveyed thereby, and for such other relief as might be equitable. One William Steinberg died intestate on July 6, 1878, leaving a widow, and three children by a former marriage of the ages of six, seven, and nine years, respectively. The youngest child, - William, conveyed his interest in the premises in dispute to his brother, one of…
1Opinion of the CourtBarnes, J.
The finding of the circuit court that gross and glaring irregularities were committed in the administration of the estate of Carl Steinberg, which amounted to constructive if not to actual fraud, is a mild-mannered characterization of the acts by which the plaintiffs were deprived of what justly belonged to them, as the undisputed testimony in the case clearly shows. The evidence falls far short of showing that there was not an abundance of property, aside from the homestead, to pay Steinberg’s debts. Whether there was or not, it was a purely lawless proceeding to sell the homestead to pay…
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