HONEYCREST FARMS, INC. v. A.O. SMITH CORP.

No. 92-0821.

169 Wis.2d 596 (1992)

486 N.W.2d 539

HONEYCREST FARMS, INC., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. A.O. SMITH CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, BRAVE HARVESTORE SYSTEMS, INC., and A.O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the motions of Roger P. Paulsen, W. Stuart Parsons and John A. Casey of Quarles & Brady of Milwaukee.

For the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the motion of Michael P. May, Richard J. Delacenserie and James E. Bartzen of Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field of Madison; and B.J. Hammarback of Hammarback Law Offices, S.C., of River Falls.

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


LaROCQUE, J.

A.O. Smith Corporation appeals a default judgment for $3,554,000 in compensatory damages and $7,000,000 in punitive damages in favor of Honeycrest Farms, Inc., and seeks summary reversal on the ground that the trial court improperly refused to recognize its standing to challenge the adequacy of service of process. In the trial court's view, A.O. Smith's failure to request an extension of time to answer Honeycrest...

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