Halvorsen v. Halvorsen
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an. order of the circuit court for Crawford county: Geo. Clementson,, Circuit Judge. Action to acquire and enforce a lien on realty.
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Appeal from an. order of the circuit court for Crawford county: Geo. Clementson,, Circuit Judge. Action to acquire and enforce a lien on realty. The facts ■set forth for a cause of action are these: In 1885 plaintiffs, who were husband and wife, being possessed of a farm of 200 ■acres particularly described, and its belongings, the accumulations of a life of industry, and being too old and infirm to longer work such farm as they customarily had, made a conveyance thereof to their son Gilbert, one half of the property to be his in consideration of' services rendered, and one half of the…
1Opinion of the CourtMabsiiall, J.
This is not a suit to enforce a parol trust in lands, as appellants’ counsel seem to suppose; hence tbe argument that tbe agreement under wbicb Gilbert took title to the property in question, or tbe agreement under which George took and held tbe same at tbe time of bis death, is void under sec. 2302, Stats. 1898, does not need attention. Neither is it an action for a forfeiture of tbe title to realty for breach of condition subsequent under tbe rule which controlled in Glocke v. Glocke, 113 Wis. 303, 89 N. W. 118, which rule counsel on both sides seem to think must be considered. Therefore we…
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