ESTATE OF VON WALD


24 Wis.2d 256 (1964)

ESTATE OF VON WALD: KARNS, Commissioner of Motor Vehicle Department, Appellant, v. VON WALD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

June 2, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was argued by Robert D. Martinson, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief were George Thompson, attorney general, and Walter J. Cole, deputy attorney general.

For the respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Richard L. Novotny of Milwaukee.


GORDON, J.

The county court was without jurisdiction over the person of Mr. Karns, and, accordingly, the order must be reversed.

Mr. Karns was served with an order to show cause, and upon the hearing he appeared specially, contending that there was no jurisdiction over his person. The trial court should have sustained the special appearance on such ground.

Under sec. 253.10 (2) (a), Stats., the issuance of a formal certificate of title was not "necessary...

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