GENAME v. BENSON


36 Wis.2d 370 (1967)

GENAME, Appellant, v. BENSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 31, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs and oral argument by Donald MacKay of Sister Bay.

For the respondent there was a brief by Stephan & Kirkegaard of Sturgeon Bay, and oral argument by Edwin C. Stephan.


WILKIE, J.

Contract to Make a Will.

The first issue raised on this appeal is whether or not there was a contract to make a will.

On November 7, 1963, the defendant, in his own hand, captioned a sheet of paper "Last Will and Testament" and wrote in part:

"2nd I hereby will and bequeth [sic] to my good friend and neighbor Susan E. Gename if [she] survives [me] the house and land as it stands with all of the household furnishings...

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