RUTAN v. MILLER

No. 97-0547-CR.

213 Wis.2d 94 (1997)

570 N.W.2d 54

Janice E. RUTAN, Plaintiff-Respondent, BLUE CROSS BLUESHIELD OF MINNESOTA and Cigna Healthcare, Involuntary-Plaintiffs, v. Sandra Kay MILLER, Jayco Enterprises, d/b/a Jet, Inc., and St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided August 26, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendants-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Beverly Wickstrom of Misfeldt, Stark, Richie & Wickstrom, Eau Claire, and Katherine E. Sprague of Candlin & Wright, Bloomington, Minnesota.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Mark J Gherty and Susan Schleif Gherty, Hudson.

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


MYSE, J.

Sandra Kay Miller, Jayco Enterprises, and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company (collectively, Miller) appeal an order denying a request for an extension of time to file an answer, and a subsequent order directing default judgment against them. The appeal is based on Miller's assertion that excusable neglect caused the answer to not be filed on time. Miller further contends that the trial court erred by restricting her right to discovery on a hearing...

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