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COURT OF APPEALS DECISION DATED AND FILED April 28, 2015 Diane M. Fremgen Clerk of Court of Appeals |
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This opinion is subject to further editing. If published, the official version will appear in the bound volume of the Official Reports. A party may file with the Supreme Court a petition to review an adverse decision by the Court of Appeals. See Wis. Stat. § 808.10 and Rule 809.62. |
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APPEAL from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee County: paul r. van grunsven, Judge. Affirmed.
Before Kessler and Brennan, JJ., and Thomas Cane, Reserve Judge.
¶1 PER CURIAM. Appellant Colleen Eicher, pro se, appeals the circuit court’s order in favor of Lois Thatcher. The circuit court concluded that Thatcher owned the property in dispute in this action because Thatcher presented sufficient documentation to establish that the property had been transferred to her now deceased husband, Herbert Thatcher, even though the 1970 deed is missing. The circuit court also concluded that Thatcher was entitled to the property on equitable grounds because she and her husband maintained the property and paid property taxes on it for over forty years. We affirm.
¶2 After considering the arguments of the parties on appeal, we
conclude that the circuit court’s written decision properly analyzes and
disposes of this appeal. Therefore, here
we conclude the formal requirements of a conveyance in Wis. Stat. § 706.02 (2013-14)[1]
are satisfied by the other non-signed writings that unambiguously refer to the
same transaction. Also, we conclude all
the elements of Wis. Stat. § 706.04
are proven and we affirm for the reasons explained in the circuit court’s
decision. See Wis. Ct. App. IOP VI (5)(a)
(Nov. 30, 2009) (“When the trial court’s decision was based upon a written
opinion … that adequately express[es] the panel’s view of the law, the panel
may … make reference thereto, and affirm on the basis of that opinion.”).
By the Court.—Order affirmed.
This opinion will not be published. See Wis. Stat. Rule 809.23(1)(b)5.
