Karel v. Conlan
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. Civil action for damages brought against the defendant C.onlan and others for a criminal conspiracy to libel. The alleged dissemination of a printed circular, referred to as Exhibit 1, appears to form the basis of the action.
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Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. Civil action for damages brought against the defendant C.onlan and others for a criminal conspiracy to libel. The alleged dissemination of a printed circular, referred to as Exhibit 1, appears to form the basis of the action. It contains the following language: “To the Honorable John 0. Karel, County Judge of Milwaukee County: That the public records in the county court show the notorious fact that you have from time to time permitted crafty attorneys and guardians ad litem to plunder the estates of…
1Opinion of the CourtVistje, J.
The appealability of the order is challenged by the respondent, and the cases of Phipps v. Wis. Cent. R. Co. 130 Wis. 279, 110 N. W. 207, and Neacy v. Thomas, 148 Wis. 91, 133 N. W. 580, are relied upon to sustain the challenge. In the former case it was held that the examination of a party under the provisions of sec. 4096, Stats., is-both a.special proceeding and a provisional remedy, but that an order requiring witnesses to produce certain books and papers made in the course of the examination was in no sense-a final order within the meaning of sec. 3069, Stats., and therefore was not…
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