Legal Opinion

Van Steenwyck v. Miller

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1864PublishedCited by 4 opinions

APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Bane County. These appeals were taken from orders of said court refusing to set aside previous orders vacating j udgments in favor of the plaintiffs in the several actions. The question presented will sufficiently appear from the opinion of this court.

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court,

DixoN, C. J.

The sustaining of these appeals would be such a palpable evasion of the statute prescribing the time within which appeals from orders must be taken, that we are almost surprised that they should have been brought to this court. The orders vacating the judgments- in the court below were made on the 10th day of June, 1862. The plaintiff acquiesced until the 13th day of May, 1863, when he procured an order in each case requiring the defendants to show cause why the former orders should not be set aside and the judgments revived. The orders to show cause were discharged,…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Herrick v. Racine Warehouse & Dock Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Filer & Stowell Co. v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Parker v. McAvoyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1874
  4. Town of Erin Prairie v. WellsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914

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