Legal Opinion

Loker v. Oshkosh Savings & Trust Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1924Published

1Opinion of the CourtRosenberry, J.

A careful consideration of the evidence in this case convinces us that the finding of the trial court is contrary to the clear preponderance and great weight of the evidence. Four physicians testified and they all agreed that James A. Loker is insane; that his insanity takes the form of a delusion that his wife is unfaithful to him and that his children do not belong to him. There is no hint in the record that these delusions have .the slightest basis in fact. His wife has lived with him for forty-two years, bore and reared his children, and aided him in all of his undertakings. There is a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Guardianship of ReedWisconsin Supreme Court · 1921
  2. In re DelegliseWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907

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