Illinois Steel Co. v. Warras
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: Orree T. Williams, Circuit Judge. Ejectment to recover certain property on Jones Island, Milwaukee, commenced February 29, 1896. Plaintiff attempted to prove title deraigned from tbe government patent, but dependent upon certain conveyances from the heirs of Squire Alexander, made in May and October, 1896, subsequent to the commencement of the action and both on record by January 18, 1897. Objection being…
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: Orree T. Williams, Circuit Judge. Ejectment to recover certain property on Jones Island, Milwaukee, commenced February 29, 1896. Plaintiff attempted to prove title deraigned from tbe government patent, but dependent upon certain conveyances from the heirs of Squire Alexander, made in May and October, 1896, subsequent to the commencement of the action and both on record by January 18, 1897. Objection being raised, plaintiff offered in evidence a stipulation dated March 15, 1897, whereby defendant was granted privilege to amend…
1Opinion of the CourtDodge, J.
The principal error assigned consists in relieving- the defendant from the stipulation of March 15, 1907. That conduct is sought to be supported on the ground, amongst others, that such stipulation was beyond the power of the defendant’s attorney. The powers of attorneys at law in charge of litigation are very broad, and while it may be that the general retainer is not sufficient to authorize an absolute surrender of substantive property rights which the attorney is employed to establish and enforce (Fosha v. O’Donnell, 120 Wis. 336, 97 N. W. 924), still it is and must be sufficient to enable…
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