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ESTATE OF BEAN

261 Wis. 26 (1952)

ESTATE OF BEAN: BEAN, Respondent, vs. ESTATE OF BEAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 5, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by Brazeau & Brazeau, attorneys, and Richard S. Brazeau of counsel, all of Wisconsin Rapids, and oral argument by Theo. W. Brazeau.

For the respondent there was a brief by Earl F. Kileen of Wautoma, and Lehner & Lehner of Princeton, and oral argument by Philip Lehner.

MARTIN, J.

Examination of the record on this appeal discloses facts amply supporting the trial court's conclusions that petitioner owned the property here involved.

There is no doubt that Ida Bean had possession of this property since it was found in her individual safety-deposit box. The presumption of ownership arising from that possession placed the burden of proof upon the petitioner to show that the property was in fact his.

Many witnesses were...

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