Ward v. Russell
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: LawRence W. Halsey, Circuit Judge. One Cassius C. Ward, apprehending speedy death, on April 5, 1902, executed a deed of all his real estate and a hill of all his personalty to Walter C. Ward, a brother, and placed them in the hands of one Parkinson, to be delivered to his brother in case he died.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: LawRence W. Halsey, Circuit Judge. One Cassius C. Ward, apprehending speedy death, on April 5, 1902, executed a deed of all his real estate and a hill of all his personalty to Walter C. Ward, a brother, and placed them in the hands of one Parkinson, to be delivered to his brother in case he died. On the same day, in pursuance of _ understanding between him and Cassius, Walter 0. Ward executed a quitclaim deed and a bill of sale of one half of said realty and personalty to the appellant Melissa E. Bussell, a sister, which also…
1Opinion of the CourtDodoe, J.
The plan for deeding his property was arranged between Cassius 0. Ward and the attorney, Parkinson, at a private interview. Accordingly the latter prepared deeds and bills of sale, and on the next day went to Ward’s sickroom, called in some or all of the parties interested, and there took execution by Cassius of the deed and bill of sale to Walter, and affixed his own certificate of acknowledgment. Parkinson explained the arrangement to all present, whereupon, at some time during the interview, after' the signature, and while the papers were in the manual possession of Parkinson, Cassius…
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