Legal Opinion
First National Bank & Trust Co. of Racine v. Gulbankian
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 1954PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGehl, J.
Sec. 253.11, Stats., provides:
“Any county judge may act as county judge of any county upon the request of the county judge thereof, and while so acting he shall have the same powers as if elected for the county in which he is acting. . . .”
That a county judge has authority to act in any county of the state is there declared. It must be conceded that Judge Davis had not been requested by Judge Simpson to act in the matter of the estate of Laura C. Williams. The omission was no more than an irregularity, however, and it was competent for the bank to waive it by failing to make timely objection.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Case v. HoffmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Estate of SchæffnerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
3Cited by2 opinions
- Stearns v. RobertsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1956
- Hopkins v. RaihleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1956