Legal Opinion
Granado v. Sentry Insurance
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided June 15, 1999No. 98-3675-FTPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHoover, J.
We are presented with the question whether Reuben Granado timely filed a summons and complaint given to the clerk of circuit court at his home at 9:30 p.m. on the last day of the limitations. Granado appeals a circuit court judgment dismissing his complaint against Sentry Insurance and Younkers Inc. on the grounds that it was not timely filed. Granado contends that the clerk has the necessary power and authority to determine when and where to accept papers for filing and that the filing was proper in this instance.
We hold that the legislature intended that a pleading is filed when it is…
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