Dugenske v. Dugenske

The plaintiff-respondent, Frances Dugenske (hereinafter plaintiff), was granted a default judgment of divorce from the appellant-respondent, Theodore Dugenske (hereinafter defendant), in Illinois, on October 18, 1974. The judgment directed the defendant to quitclaim to the plaintiff his interest in his homestead, located in Green Lake county, Wisconsin.

On July 29, 1975, the plaintiff commenced an action in the Green Lake county court to enforce the divorce judgment. A summons and complaint were personally served upon the defendant, who turned them over to his lawyer, Charles K. Wildermuth,…