Schuett v. Hanson

¶ 1. Richard Hanson, Jr., appeals a default judgment rendered against him after he failed to timely answer an amended complaint. Hanson argues he had no obligation to answer the amended complaint because it was not filed within six months of the original complaint and was therefore untimely pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 802.09(1). He also argues that a default judgment was unavailable because he joined issue when he answered the original complaint. Finally, he contends the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion when rejecting Hanson's argument that his failure to answer was the result…