Sioux Land Co. v. Ewing
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Douglas county: EeaNK A. Ross, Circuit Judge. Pursuant to tbe provisions of secs. 4117 — 4134, Stats.
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Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Douglas county: EeaNK A. Ross, Circuit Judge. Pursuant to tbe provisions of secs. 4117 — 4134, Stats. (1898), tbe Sioux Land Company made application to tbe circuit court for Douglas county for tbe appointment of a commissioner to take depositions to perpetuate tbe testimony of certain persons named in tbe petition, relative to tbe title of lands in which petitioner claimed an interest, so that tbe same might be used as evidence against all persons, under tbe provisions of secs. 4130 — 4134, Stats. (1898). Tbe court granted tbe application,…
1Opinion of the CourtVinje, J.
Is the order appealable ? If it is, it must be because it is “a final order affecting a substantial right made in special proceedings,” under subd. 2, sec. 3069, Stats. (1898). In tbe instant case no action is pending, so tbe proceeding cannot be regarded as a provisional remedy under subd. 3 of sec. 3069, for a provisional remedy must always be in, or connected with, an action. Noonam v. Orton, 28 Wis. 386; Ellinger v. Equitable L. Assur. 8oc. 125 Wis. 643, 648, 104 N. W. 811; State v. Wis. Tel. Co. 134 Wis. 335, 113 N. W. 944; Snavely v. Abbott R. Co. 36 Kan. 106, 12 Pac. 522; 6 Words &…
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