Creider v. Richards

The question of jurisdiction of the circuit court was raised in this court for the first time upon the argument of the cause. If the circuit court did not have jurisdiction to try the cause, this court acquires no jurisdiction by appeal. It is the contention of the appellants that the circuit court acquired jurisdiction by virtue of sec. 4043& (now sec. 324.17), Stats., which reads as follows:

“1. Jury trials may be demanded and had in county court, in counties having a population of over fifteen thousand, in all issues of fact, in all appealable cases in which a jury trial may be had in…