Hartwig v. Harvey

Whether the appellant should be made a party defendant to the action was a matter which rested in the sound discretion of the trial court. Wait v. Pierce (1926), 191 Wis. 202, 209 N. W. 475, 210 N. W. 822. It has long been held that while an appeal may be taken from a discretionary order, the matter will be reviewed solely to determine whether there was an abuse of discretion. If it is found that there was no abuse of discretion, the appeal will be dismissed. If there was an abuse of discretion, the order will be reversed. Jones v. Walker (1867), 22 Wis. *220; McCarville v. Boyle (1895), 89 Wis.…