GADDIS v. LACROSSE PRODUCTS, INC.

No. 94-2121-FT.

198 Wis.2d 396 (1996)

542 N.W.2d 454

James Ronald GADDIS, Plaintiff-Respondent-Petitioner, v. LACROSSE PRODUCTS, INC., f/k/a LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. and Transcontinental Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided January 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-respondent-petitioner there were briefs by Terence R. Collins, Thomas E. Knothe and Cameron, Collins & Quillin, Ltd., LaCrosse and oral argument by Terence R. Collins.

For the defendant-appellant there was a brief by Robert D. Johns, Jr. and Johns & Flaherty, S.C., LaCrosse and oral argument by Robert D. Johns, Jr.


ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J.

James Gaddis requests review of a decision of the court of appeals reversing an order of the Circuit Court for La Crosse County, Peter G. Pappas, Judge, which denied La Crosse Products, Inc.'s motion for judgment on the pleadings. The issue presented is whether Gaddis' failure to sign a summons that was served with a signed complaint constitutes a fundamental defect depriving the circuit court of personal jurisdiction over La Crosse Products...

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