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14 Wis. 210

Munteith v. Rahn

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 2, 1861

Wisconsin Supreme Court · decided 1861-11-02

One Damrt died intestate in Milwaukee county, in April, 1857, and one Bode was appointed bis administrator. In pursuance of an order of tbe county court, Bode sold certain real estate of his intestate; and Filner, tbe purchaser, gave his promissory notes for a part of tbe purchase money, secured by a mortgage on tbe property. Afterwards Bode, as administrator, sold and assigned'one of tbe notes and tbe mortgage to tbe plaintiff in this case.

Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently March 1928

1 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions

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Decided 1861-11-02

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¶1By the Court,

Oole, J.

¶2Under tbe stipulation of parties, tbe only question we have to consider on the demurrer to tbe answer is, whether tbe sale of tbe note and mortgage mentioned in tbe complaint, to tbe appellant, passed tbe title, it having been made by Bode, tbe administrator of tbe estate of Damrt deceased. It is contended that no valid sale could be made by tbe administrator, under our statute, without a previous order of tbe probate court. Tbe same question in substance was presented in tbe case of Ely vs. Williams, 13 Wis., 1, and our decision was adverse to this position. We then held that an administrator could dispose of tbe personal effects of his intestate, and give a good title, without any order of tbe probate court authorizing bim so to do, because tbe title in law vested in bim. Tbe only object there could be for bis obtaining an order of sale from tbe probate court, would be for bis protection in case tbe personal property did not sell for its appraised value. If be should sell without such an order, be would be held liable to account for what tbe personal property was appraised at, whether it should sell for that amount or not. Hence tbe reason for obtaining such an order, and not because it was necessary to enable bim to give a good title to tbe property. *213There is no pretense that the sale-in this-case was not made in good faitb and for a valuable consideration. We see no good reason why it should not be sustained.

¶3The order of the circuit court, overruling the demurrer to the answer, is therefore reversed, and the cause remanded for further proceedings.

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