City of Madison v. Pierce

Inasmuch as this cause was submitted upon the brief of the appellants, and the defendant-respondent Pierce is in default and his counsel has advised us that he does not intend to file a brief in Pierce’s behalf, we could in our discretion reverse the judgment below as of course with out opinion under the provisions of Supreme Court Rule 32 (sec. 251.32, Stats.). However, we have concluded that the issue raised on this appeal is one of considerable public concern because there is presented the question of how the jurisdiction of the circuit court may be invoked against a person not originally…