Farmers Fire Insurance v. Conrad
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Error to review a judgment of the eireuit court for Eau Claire county: ~W. E. Bailey, Circuit Judge. W. 8. Oonrad commenced an action in the circuit court for Eau Claire county against Thomas F. DowUng, and summoned the plaintiff in error as garnishee. The latter had insured property belonging to Dowlñng, which had been destroyed by fire, and Oonrad was seeking to secure payment of a debt due him from Dowling by the garnishment proceedings.
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Error to review a judgment of the eireuit court for Eau Claire county: ~W. E. Bailey, Circuit Judge. W. 8. Oonrad commenced an action in the circuit court for Eau Claire county against Thomas F. DowUng, and summoned the plaintiff in error as garnishee. The latter had insured property belonging to Dowlñng, which had been destroyed by fire, and Oonrad was seeking to secure payment of a debt due him from Dowling by the garnishment proceedings. The garnishee answered, denying liability. Issue thereon was taken, but it was finally determined that the garnishee was not liable, and a stipulation was…
1Opinion of the CourtBardeen, J.
Sec. 21, art. I, of the constitution provides that “ writs of error shall never be prohibited by law.” In *388Buttrick v. Roy, 72 Wis. 164; it was said that this constitutional provision renders the writ inviolate, and preserves it-to the citizen as it existed when the constitution was adopted. Jackson v. State, 92 Wis. 422, is to the same effect. There is, however, no constitutional provision or statutory enactment enlarging its scope or increasing its functions. It lay then, as it only lies now, after judgment in any action at law in a court of record, to correct some supposed mistake in the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Crocker v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- La Crosse National Bank v. WilsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
- Jackson v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- Buttrick v. RoyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1888
- Shannon v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1864
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Steele v. GormanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1924