162 Wis. 500 | Wis. | 1916
The provisions of the statute creating the “juvenile court” and defining its powers and jurisdiction show that it is a special statutory tribunal of limited jurisdiction to deal with “dependent,” “neglected,” and “delinquent” children. The provisions of the statute prescribe a special procedure for holding inquests in all cases embraced within its jurisdiction and for making orders for the care, custody, and commitment of these children in the various
By sub. 3, sec. 573 — G, Stats. 1915, conferring the right of review on appeal, it is provided that an “appeal may be taken directly to the supreme court within twenty days from date of said finding, determination or judgment, in the same manner as appeals are taken in civil actions in the circuit ■court from judgments therein.” This is significant as showing that the legislature treated any-proceeding in this court ■as a proceeding in a civil action. In the instant case this statute was not followed to obtain a review of the case on appeal to this court. The order of the lower court which it is sought to have reviewed by this court was entered December 31, 1914. The time for appealing therefrom under the above statute expired within twenty days from December 31? 1914, but nothing was done to effect an appeal within that time. On July 10, 1915, the plaintiff in error obtained a writ of error from this court to review the order committing her to the industrial school for girls. The question is pre■sented, Has she the right to prosecute this writ to obtain a review of the case by this court ? It is the established law •of this state that a writ of error can only be prosecuted from a final judgment or an award in the nature of a final judgment in proceedings according to the course of the common
By the Court. — The writ of error is quashed.