Gumz v. Chickering

There are two questions to be considered on this appeal.(1) Is the state of Wisconsin a proper party to bring this appeal? (Necessary here because the court did not issue a memorandum or opinion at the time of dismissal of the motion to dismiss the appeal, as stated above.)(2) Did the trial court abuse its discretion in refusing to confirm the sale of the premises to the state of Wisconsin and in ordering a new sale?(1) Is the state of Wisconsin a proper party to bring this appeal? An early Wisconsin case, Rogers v. Shove (1898), 98 Wis. 271, 73 N. W. 989, clearly establishes that the…