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Statute of Frauds – Estate
By: Derek Hawkins//May 3, 2016//
Listen to this articleWI Court of Appeals – District III
Case Name: Judith Haug v. Barbara Greve
Case No.: 2015AP54
Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.
Focus: Statute of Frauds – Estate
Judith Haug, Special Administrator of the Estate of Robert Greve, appeals an order resolving the Estate’s action seeking a declaration of interest in property. Following an advisory jury trial, the circuit court determined that Robert Greve had contracted to devise certain real property if he still owned it at his death, and that the contract was enforceable in equity. The Estate argues the court erroneously determined that the contract was exempt from the statute of frauds, and that even if the statute of frauds did apply, the transaction should be enforced in equity. We conclude the contract was exempt from the statute of frauds, and affirm.
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