Burnett v. Hill

¶ 1. Plaintiff Steven Burnett (Burnett), seeks review of a published decision of the court of appeals affirming an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee County, William J. Haese, judge. The order dismissed Burnett's cause of action for lack of personal jurisdiction over the Defendant, Claude Hill, d/b/a Sportsman's Lounge, and ABC Insurance Company (hereinafter "Hill"). The court of appeals held that Burnett's failure to authenticate the summons he served by publication was a fundamental error depriving the circuit court of personal jurisdiction over Hill. Although Burnett did not strictly…