Wolf v. Schæffner
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAR from the Circuit Court for Sheboygan County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylor: This is an appeal from a judgment giving construction to the last will and testament of Carl Schseffner, deceased.
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APPEAR from the Circuit Court for Sheboygan County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylor: This is an appeal from a judgment giving construction to the last will and testament of Carl Schseffner, deceased. The following is a copy of the will, omitting the commencement and the attesting clause: “I give, devise and bequeath unto my father, Edward Schceffner, the usufruct of all my estate, real and personal, of what kind and nature and wheresoever, as long as my stepmother, Amalie Schasffner, is living with him. After the death of my stepmother, I give, devise and bequeath to my sister…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
The learned counsel for the appellant insists that the proper construction of the will gives the use of the estate of the deceased to his father, the respondent, during the time his present wife, Amalie Schasfifner, shall live with him; that after her death the estate is bequeathed as follows: $100 each, to' his sister J alia Wolf and his aunt Minna Schaeffner, while the whole of the residue of the estate goes to his sister Stephanie Weinberger, under the second clause of the will, “to my sister Stephanie Weinberger, widow of John Wein-berger, $100 in money, and all other personal property; ”…
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