Legal Opinion
Town of Blooming Grove v. City of Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided October 7, 1958PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCurrie, J.
The first issue to be resolved is whether there is an appealable order before us. If the order be found not ap-pealable, we lack jurisdiction to pass upon the merits of the trial court’s order to strike.
Ordinarily an order to strike one or more portions of a pleading is not appealable. First Wisconsin Nat. Bank v. Pierce (1938), 227 Wis. 581, 596, 278 N. W. 451; Gilbert v. Hoard (1930), 201 Wis. 572, 573, 230 N. W. 720; and Wiesmann v. Shanley (1905), 124 Wis. 431, 102 N. W. 932. A well-recognized exception to such rule is when the motion to strike serves the same purpose as would a demurrer.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- McArthur v. MoffetWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
- Gilbert v. HoardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1930
- Wiesmann v. ShanleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
- First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee v. PierceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1938
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. Chippewa Cable Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
- Ford v. First American National Bank of WausauWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978