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SYVER v. HAHN

6 Wis.2d 154 (1959)

SYVER, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. HAHN and another, Defendants and Appellants: LINGOTT, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

January 2, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Rieser, Mathys, McNamara & Stafford of Madison, for Carol Lingott, joined in by Whyte, Hirschboeck, Minahan, Harding & Harland of Milwaukee, for Soon K. Hahn and Susan Hahn, and oral argument by Robert W. Smith of Madison, and by Edward D. Cleveland of Milwaukee.

For the respondent there was a brief by J. Arthur Moran and R. G. Richardson, Jr., both of Delavan, and oral argument by Mr. Richardson.

MARTIN, C. J.

The county court and circuit court of Walworth county have concurrent jurisdiction of the subject matter involved. In State ex rel. White v. District Court (1952), 262 Wis. 139, 143, 54 N.W.2d 189, this court held:

"In a case in which two courts are given concurrent jurisdiction over a particular subject matter, and one of such courts has assumed jurisdiction, it is reversible error for the other to also...

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