19 Wis. 2d 569 | Wis. | 1963
The order appealed from is not an appealable order, and therefore this appeal must be dismissed. The order, in effect, directed the entry of judgment for the plaintiff upon his submission of proof of damages, if any.
An order directing the entry of a judgment is not an ap-pealable order under sec. 274.33, Stats. Mitler v. Associated Contractors (1958), 3 Wis. (2d) 331, 332, 88 N. W. (2d) 672; Jaster v. Miller (1955), 269 Wis. 223, 233, 69 N. W. (2d) 265; Weiler v. Herzfeld-Phillipson Co. (1926), 189 Wis. 554, 560, 208 N. W. 599. The reason such an order is not appealable under sec. 274.33 is that it does not prevent a judgment from which an appeal can be taken. The same would apply to an order which strikes an answer.
Neither counsel raised the issue of the appealability of this order. As this court said in the Mitler Case, supra, at page 333:
“However, parties cannot, either by failure to raise the question or by consent, confer jurisdiction upon an appellate court to review an order which is not appealable.”
By the Court. — Appeal dismissed.