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IN MATTER OF ESTATE OF BARR

No. 75-522.

78 Wis.2d 254 (1977)

253 N.W.2d 901

IN MATTER OF ESTATE OF BARR, Deceased: STATE, Appellant, v. BARR, and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was argued by E. Weston Wood, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general.

For the respondents there was a brief by Foley & Capwell, S. C. and oral argument by John W. Foley, all of Racine.

CONNOR T. HANSEN, J.

The single issue presented in this case is whether the trial court correctly determined that under the provisions of the trust document, the distributive share transferred to the widow was a life estate.

On July 7, 1972, Harry G. Barr (hereinafter grantor or settlor) established a revocable trust. Constance B. Barr, his wife (hereinafter widow), was to become a beneficiary under the terms of...

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