Hartford Insurance v. Wales

HEFFERNAN, CHIEF JUSTICE.

This is a review of the order of the court of appeals which dismissed the appeal of plaintiffs, Hartford Insurance Company and Kevin Marks and Mary Marks, from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county, Clarence R. Parrish, circuit judge. We vacate the order of dismissal and remand the cause to the court of appeals for its consideration of the plaintiffs’ appeal.

The question presented is whether a party’s failure to file postverdict motions in the trial court within twenty days following verdict, as set forth in sec. 805.16, Stats., deprives the court of…