Legal Opinion
Dungan v. County of Pierce
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided June 30, 1992No. 92-0093-FTPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMyse, J.
Arthur Dungan appeals a judgment dismissing his complaint against Pierce County for lack of personal jurisdiction because of a defect contained within the summons filed and served pursuant to ch. 801, Stats. Dungan argues that any defect in the form of the summons was technical in nature and did not deprive the court of personal jurisdiction over the county. Because we agree that the defect in the summons was technical and not fundamental, we reverse the order of dismissal and remand for further proceedings.
Dungan attempted to commence an action against the county by filing a summons and…
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