Fontaine v. Milwaukee County Expressway Commission

We must determine whether the following legend written on the notice of appeal was sufficient to give the circuit court jurisdiction over Myrtle Fontaine even though she was not otherwise served with process:

“Copy Rec’d Aug 19 1965 Roland J. Steinle, Sr. and Gregory Gramling, Jr. Attys. for Myrtle Fontaine by Gregory Gramling, Jr.”

The appellant urges that sec. 269.37, Stats., is applicable and that service on the attorneys was sufficient since the latter had previously appeared on behalf of Mrs. Fontaine. There is a flaw in this argument: Sec. 269.37 applies only when the attorney has…