Hadfield v. Skelton
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the County Court of Milwaukee County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It is admitted by all the parties that April 22, 1886, the defendant Helen M. Skelton owned the lot and premises in question; that they were located in Milwaukee; that the defendant Knight then resided thereon as her tenant, with the right to remain thereon until May 15, 1886, when his lease expired; that she had in the fall before offered to sell the…
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APPEAL from the County Court of Milwaukee County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It is admitted by all the parties that April 22, 1886, the defendant Helen M. Skelton owned the lot and premises in question; that they were located in Milwaukee; that the defendant Knight then resided thereon as her tenant, with the right to remain thereon until May 15, 1886, when his lease expired; that she had in the fall before offered to sell the premises for $6,500; that in February, 1886, she put them in the hands of one Barber to sell at $7,000; that April 22,…
1Opinion of the CourtCassodav, J.
In the view we have taken of this case, we have assumed that, if Mr. Sweet, or the husband of the defendant Helen M. Skelton, had authority from her to make the agreement with the plaintiff, which they purported to make, as above stated, or if she subsequently ratified that agreement, then the plaintiff in this case is entitled to judgment for the specific performance of such contract. The question, therefore, is purely one of fact. We have all carefully examined the evidence. The testimony certainly subjects Mrs. Skelton to the suspicion of having backed out of an agreement which for a time…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Hazelton v. PutnamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1850
- Knoll v. HarveyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1865
- Tiernan v. GibneyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
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