Legal Opinion
Northwest Wholesale Lumber, Inc. v. Anderson
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 26, 1995No. 94-0319PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEich, C.J.
The issues in this case center on the time within which motions for sanctions must be filed under § 814.025, STATS., the "frivolous action" statute, and § 802.05(l)(a), Stats., which requires attorneys and parties signing pleadings or other documents in the course of a lawsuit to first determine that the documents are well grounded in fact and law.
Ed Anderson, a building contractor, built a house for Jon Mortrud. Anderson sued Mortrud for the balance claimed to be due on the contract, and Mortrud interposed various defenses and counterclaims. The case was tried to the court and a memorandum…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Patricia Thomas v. Capital Security Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Szabo Food Service, Inc. v. Canteen CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- In Re Matter of Stephen Yagman, Jerry Brown and Gerry Fleischer v. Michael Baden and Sidney WeinbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Mary Ann Pensiero, Inc. v. LingleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Roy v. St. Lukes Medical CenterCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2007
- State v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1997
- State v. BriggsCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1997
- Bilda v. County of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2006
- L.L.N. v. ClauderCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1996
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