CITY OF SUN PRAIRIE v. DAVIS

No. 97-1651.

217 Wis.2d 268 (1998)

579 N.W.2d 753

CITY OF SUN PRAIRIE, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. William D. DAVIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 26, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Stephen E. Mays of Kalal & Associates of Madison.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Peter T. Julka and Matthew P. Dregne of Stafford, Rosenbaum, Rieser & Hansen of Madison.

Before Dykman, P.J., Roggensack and Deininger, JJ.


ROGGENSACK, J.

William Davis appeals a circuit court order affirming a judgment entered against him in the municipal court of Sun Prairie, after he failed to attend his trial in a civil forfeiture action, in violation of a court order requiring him to be present. Davis contends that the municipal court lacked the power to require him to be present at the trial and to enter judgment when he failed to attend because he had...

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