Pier v. Oneida County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from au order of the circuit court for Oneida •county: W. 0. Silvebti-iobn, Oircuit Judge. This action was brought in March, 1903, against Oneida ■county, its treasurer and clerk, to set aside the assessment of taxes for 1901 upon certain lands in the county owned by the •plaintiff, and to annul the tax certificates issued for delinquent taxes thereon. Judgment without costs to either party was entered on March 16, 1903, upon the facts as stipulated by the parties.
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Appeal from au order of the circuit court for Oneida •county: W. 0. Silvebti-iobn, Oircuit Judge. This action was brought in March, 1903, against Oneida ■county, its treasurer and clerk, to set aside the assessment of taxes for 1901 upon certain lands in the county owned by the •plaintiff, and to annul the tax certificates issued for delinquent taxes thereon. Judgment without costs to either party was entered on March 16, 1903, upon the facts as stipulated by the parties. By this judgment the tax certificates issued by the county on account of such delinquent taxes were annulled, that portion…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebecKER, J.
Appellant is not a party to this action, nor does he now seek to be made a party. He applied to the court to have the judgment vacated upon the ground that, as owner of tax certificates issued by the county for delinquent taxes on the lands involved, his interests therein are adversely affected by the judgment. Under the facts stated he is a stranger to the action. It is well settled that a stranger to an action has no right to disturb a judgment by a motion to vacate it without first having obtained the status of a party, unless it appears that the party of record is merely a nominal party…
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