Miller v. Lighter

The question presented is whether appellants are properly before this court. A person may be a “party aggrieved” by a judgment or order and entitled to appeal under sec. 274.10, Stats., even though he is not a named party in the suit. Paradise v. Ridenour (1933), 211 Wis. 42, 247 N. W. 472. Generally where the aggrieved party is not a named party to the action he nevertheless has a substantial interest adverse to the judgment either directly or by privity created by succeeding to the rights of the person against whom the judgment was rendered. We recognized in Gumz v. Chickering (1963), 19…