168 Wis. 101 | Wis. | 1918
This action was brought to recover damages resulting from a collision' between an automobile owned by Frank Kucera, deceased, and a train of the defendant railway company, which occurred at a crossing at Two Rivers in the county of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
The deceased, Frank Kucera, and wife, deceased, Frank Bauman and wife, and Theresa, daughter of Frank Bau-man, were riding in an automobile, Bauman, his wife, and daughter having been invited to ride by Frank Kucera, deceased. All were killed in the collision except Theresa Bau-man, who was severely injured.
The action was brought by the administratrix of Bauman, deceased, against the railway company and George Lee, ad
The court below changed .the answer of the jury on the question of slight want of ordinary care, holding that the deceased, Frank Kucera, was guilty of more than a slight want of ordinary care, and ordered judgment dismissing the action as to the railway company, and also ordered a new trial on the ground that the damages awarded were excessive. This appeal is from both orders.
The appellant here seeks to review the order granting a new trial as well as that dismissing the action as to- the railway company, and assigns that the court erred in granting the motion of the railway company to change the jury’s answer on the question of Frank Kucera’s negligence; in ordering judgment in favor of the railway company dismissing the complaint; in ordering a new trial for defendant George Lee, administrator, etc.; and in not granting a motion of the plaintiff for judgment on the special verdict.
It is well settled in this court that an order granting a new trial will not be disturbed unless there is an abuse of discretion. A careful examination of the record convincés us that there was no abuse of discretion in awarding a new trial, therefore the appeal from the order granting a new trial must be dismissed. Pierson v. Citizens’ T. & T. Co. 135 Wis. 73, 115 N. W. 336; Schlag v. C., M. & St. P. R. Co. 152 Wis. 165, 139 N. W. 756.
It seems clear that the order dismissing the action against .the railway company is not appealable. Appeals are purely statutory, and appeals from orders are regulated by sec. 3069, Stats. Cook v. McComb, 91 Wis. 445, 65 N. W. 181. The order is an order for judgment, therefore not appeal-able. Murray v. Scribner, 70 Wis. 228, 35 N. W. 311; Joint School Dist. v. Kemen, 68 Wis. 246, 32 N. W. 42; Butteris v. Mifflin & Linden M. Co. 133 Wis. 343, 113 N. W. 642; Mills v. Conley, 110 Wis. 525, 86 N. W. 203; Treat v. Hiles, 75 Wis. 265, 44 N. W. 1088; Wolfgram v. Schoepke, 123 Wis. 19, 100 N. W. 1054; Ripon H. Co. v. Haas, 141 Wis. 65, 123 N. W. 659.
Even if the order for judgment in favor of the railway company could be considered a judgment, still it would not be appealable, because not a final judgment. Egaard v. Dahlke, 109 Wis. 366, 85 N. W. 369; Bakula v. Schwab, 167 Wis. 546, 168 N. W. 378.
It would be well, if we had the power to do so, to review the order dismissing the action as to the railway company, but, appeals being statutory and this order not being included under the statute as an appealable order, we cannot review it upon the present appeal. Whether such orders should be made appealable is a proper matter for the con
By the Court. — The appeal from both orders is dismissed, with costs.