State Ex Rel. Green v. Williams

The authority to open and amend or set aside the judgment entered on June 19, 1967, must be found in sec. 269.46 (1), Stats., which provides:

“The court may, upon notice and just terms, at any time within one year after notice thereof, relieve a party from a judgment, order, stipulation or other proceeding against Mm obtained, through his mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect . . . .”

It is clear under sec. 269.46 (1), Stats., that a court does not have the authority to open or vacate a judgment on the grounds enumerated in the statute if more than one year has passed after…