CHASE v. CHASE


20 Wis.2d 258 (1963)

CHASE, Appellant, v. CHASE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

June 4, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Douglas Nelson of Madison.

For the respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Edward Nager of Madison.


DIETERICH, J.

We are considering the instant action as an appeal from the judgment as modified on July 25, 1962.

Therefore, the first issue to be determined is whether the trial court has power to retroactively modify the judgment of legal separation to one of absolute divorce.

Divorce in this state is a statutory proceeding and for this reason the issues on this appeal must be determined from the statutes themselves.

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