Fulton v. State ex rel. Meiners
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wbits or ERROR to review judgments of the county court, of Dodge county: J. A. Barnet, Judge. Twelve cases commenced by the plaintiff in error before a-justice of the peace of Dodge county, a-11 depending upon the same state of facts, except as hereinafter noted. By stipulation the cases were all heard upon the case and briefs filed in the action first above entitled. Summonses were issued in each of said actions October 9, 1897, returnable before the justice on October 22d.
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Wbits or ERROR to review judgments of the county court, of Dodge county: J. A. Barnet, Judge. Twelve cases commenced by the plaintiff in error before a-justice of the peace of Dodge county, a-11 depending upon the same state of facts, except as hereinafter noted. By stipulation the cases were all heard upon the case and briefs filed in the action first above entitled. Summonses were issued in each of said actions October 9, 1897, returnable before the justice on October 22d. Each of the defendants appeared,, and the cases were adjourned by consent until October 29th. At that date a demurrer…
1Opinion of the CourtBaedeen-, J.
The justice is said to have lost jurisdiction because he adjourned the cases and failed to note the place to which they were adjourned in his docket. This is undoubtedly true as to the adjournment had on November 11th, and, unless he regained jurisdiction, the judgments are void. Crandall v. Bacon, 20 Wis. 639. The return of the justice shows that at the adjourn day (January 11th) the parties appeared, and the cases were adjourned by consent to a later date. This is true of each successive adjournment *241up to the date of rendition of judgment. The entry in the docket, “ parties appeared,” in…
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