DUNGAN v. COUNTY OF PIERCE

No. 92-0093-FT.

170 Wis.2d 89 (1992)

486 N.W.2d 77

Arthur Harold DUNGAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF PIERCE, Pierce County Sheriff's Department, James Hines, Pierce County Sheriff, and their insured, Thomas K. Dietzler, individually and in his official capacity, William Stewart, individually and in his official capacity, and Robert Rhiel, individually and in his official capacity, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Warren Lee Brandt of Brandt Law Offices of Prescott.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of John P. Richie of Misfeldt, Stark, Richie & Wickstrom of Eau Claire.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.


MYSE, J.

Arthur Dungan appeals a judgment dismissing his complaint against Pierce County for lack of personal jurisdiction because of a defect contained within the summons filed and served pursuant to ch. 801, Stats.1 Dungan argues that any defect in the form of the summons was technical in nature and did not deprive the court of personal jurisdiction over the county. Because we agree that the...

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