Oconto County v. Carey

These appeals appeared upon the calendar, were briefed and argued, and in every way treated as separate and distinct causes in this court. Two cases identical in subject matter were printed. This was not proper practice. Although there were two appeals, the circumstances did not give rise to two cases in this court. No matter how many appeals there are from a judgment or order of a lower court the case remains an entity in this as well as in the lower court. See sec. 3049a, Stats. For the purposes of this opinion the appeals will be treated together and disposed of as a single case.

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