Zander v. Holly

Action by the plaintiff to divest the defendant of all right, title, and interest in 50 shares of the common stock of the
American Telephone & Telegraph Company and to require the defendant to execute the necessary documents to effect the
restoration of said stock to the sole name of the plaintiff, and further to divest the defendant of all right, title, and
interest to a 1949 Buick automobile. In a counterclaim the defendant sought judgment to compel the plaintiff to restore the
name of the defendant as a joint depositor to accounts at the Telco Credit Union, First Wisconsin National Bank, and Marshall
& Ilsley Bank. In 1918 the James Holly family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Holly, three sons, and a daughter, the defendant herein, moved
into a home in Milwaukee owned by the plaintiff, who was a sister of Mrs. Holly. Plaintiff lived with them under an arrangement
whereby she was to furnish the dwelling and the Hollys were to furnish the food, heat, and utilities, except the telephone,
for which each was to pay half. In 1924 the plaintiff either built or purchased another home, a duplex, and the Hollys and
plaintiff occupied the second and third floors thereof under like arrangements. The ground floor was rented to tenants and
plaintiff received the rent therefrom. One of the sons died in 1925 and the other two sons subsequently married and moved
from the home. After 1944 the household consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Holly, the defendant, and the plaintiff. At that time Mr.
Holly had retired and was receiving a monthly social security check of $29, which was later raised to $44 per month. He contributed
his social security check to the household expenses. The plaintiff worked as a night telephone operator until 1948 when she
retired after forty-four years of working for the telephone company. From 1945 on, the defendant maintained an office in downtown
Milwaukee as a public stenographer. Mrs. Holly died on April 9, 1951.