Schomberg Hardwood Lumber Co. v. Engel

114 Wis. 273 | Wis. | 1902

Cassoday, C. J.

It is undisputed that April 30, 1901, and upon tbe requisite affidavit on behalf of the plaintiff, tbe garnishee summons in this action was duly served upon tbe Tegge Lumber Company by tbe sheriff, who returned and indorsed thereon bis failure to find George Engel, tbe principal defendant, for service after due diligence used for that purpose; that May 27, 1901, tbe attorneys for George Engel appeared specially for tbe purpose of tbe motion only, and for no other purpose, and obtained from tbe trial court an order to show cause why tbe service of tbe summons therein should not be set aside and vacated, and the action dismissed. Tbe order to show cause was based upon the records, files, and proceedings therein, and the affidavit of Wheeler P. Blood-good, thereunto annexed, which stated, in effect, such special appearance for George Engel; that he was at the time a resident of Cadillac, Michigan, and had his place of business at Grand Rapids, Michigan; that such facts were well known to the plaintiff at the time of the commencement of the action, and the making of the affidavit for publication on file therein, and the fact of such residence and place of business in Michigan, so stated therein; that no summons had ever been issued in the principal action; that no action had ever been commenced by the plaintiff against George Engel; that all papers on file were entitled in the garnishee action; that at the time of making the order of publication (May 4, 1901) no complaint had been made or filed in thé principal action, nor any affidavit upon which to base such order; that the papers so on file therein failed to describe or specify any property of Engel within the state of Wisconsin, or to describe any property alleged to belong to him within the state liable to be seized on attachment or execution, or reached by garnishment process.

In answer to such order to show cause, the attorney for the plaintiff presented an affidavit to the effect that April 27, 1901, a summons in the principal action was made, signed, and held by him for the purpose of making due service on George Engel in case he came to- this state; that April 29, 1901, he issued the garnishee summons, as stated; that April 27, 1901, he prepared a summons, complaint, affidavit, and Order for publication, but discarded them when he was informed by an attorney in Milwaukee that they were improperly entitled in the garnishee action.

Upon such moving papers, and upon the records, files, and proceedings therein, and upon motion of the attorneys for George Engel, it was, June 29, 1901, ordered by the court that the purported service of the summons in the action, and •in what purports to be the principal action, although entitled as in the garnishee action, be, and the same were thereby, set aside and Reid for naught; and it was further ordered that the action, and the principal action, he, and the same were thereby, dismissed; and it was further ordered that the plaintiff therein pay to the attorneys for the defendant $10 costs of such motion. Erom such order the plaintiff brings this appeal.

The respondent moves to dismiss the appeal on the ground that a part of the papers used by the respective parties, and upon which the order appealed from was based, have not been transmitted to this court, as required by the statute and Eule Y of this court. Sec. 3050, Stats. 1898. As indicated, the motion was based upon the affidavit of Wheeler P. Blood-good, as well as “upon the records, files, and proceedings” in the garnishee action. That affidavit refers to the complaint, affidavit, and order for publication made and filed in the principal action. Neither of those papers is here. The excuse is that they were entitled in the principal action. But the order appealed from is based upon such “moving papers,” .-as well as “upon the records, files, and proceedings” therein, and hence includes such complaint, affidavit, and order for publication. By reason of their absence from the records we .-are, precluded from considering the order upon the merits. Glover v. Wells & Mulrooney C. Co. 93 Wis. 13, 66 N. W. 799; Hoffman & Billings M. Co. v. Burdick, 95 Wis. 342, 70 N. W. 470; Superior C. L. Co. v. Superior, 104 Wis. 463, 80 N. W. 739; Ryan v. Philippi, 108 Wis. 254, 83 N. W. 1103. Under these adjudications, it becomes our duty to dismiss the appeal. As indicated, the principal defendant appeared specially in the ease. Under the statute he had the right to defend the garnishee action as well as the principal .action. Sec. 2765, Stats. 1898. Certainly he was authorized •to make the motion to dismiss.

By the Court. — The appeal from the order of the circuit court is dismissed.