Legal Opinion

Dawley v. Dawley

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 16, 1944PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RosenberRY, C. J..

Sec. 270.53, Stats., provides:

“(1) A judgment is the final determination of the rights of the parties in the action.
“(2) Every direction of a court or judge made or entered in writing and not included in a judgment is denominated an order.”

In this case the trial court in a document which bears the caption “Order as to payment of support money,” after recitals as to appearances, etc., said in part:

“The court having ordered that the said judgment heretofore entered with reference to the payment of support money be modified, viz., that the defendant shall pay to the plaintiff…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Will of PattisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1926
  2. Webster-Glover Lumber & Manufacturing Co. v. St. Croix CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Boehm v. WermuthWisconsin Supreme Court · 1927
  4. Stanley v. BradfordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1938

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Chinchilla Ranch, Inc. v. O'CONNELLWisconsin Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Farmers & Merchants Bank v. Reedsburg BankWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Farmers & Merchants Bank v. Reedsburg BankWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Razall v. RazallWisconsin Supreme Court · 1949

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