BROWN v. MR GROUP, LLC

No. 03-2309.

274 Wis.2d 804 (2004)

2004 WI App 122

683 N.W.2d 481

Lisa J. BROWN, Estate of Damon L. Brown, Jr., and Damon L. Brown, Sr., Plaintiffs, WAUKESHA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, Subrogated-Plaintiff, v. MR GROUP, LLC, Michael Fohl, Herrell Grading Inc., a/k/a Herrell Trucking, Inc., and General Casualty Company of Wisconsin, Defendants, Ralph W. RAUSH, Individually and d/b/a West Avenue Real Estate, LLC, formerly d/b/a MR Group, LLC, a/k/a RWR Storage, and d/b/a All One Storage, formerly d/b/a Lake & Country Storage of Muskego, formerly d/b/a U-Lock Up Self Storage, Defendant-Appellant, ACUITY, A Mutual Insurance Company, Intervenor-Respondent, WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 26, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the memorandum of James W. Hammes of Cramer; Multhauf & Hammes, LLP, Waukesha.

On behalf of the intervenor-respondent, the cause was submitted on the memorandum of Michelle D. Wehnes of Simpson & Deardorff, S.C., Milwaukee.

Before Anderson, P.J., Nettesheim and Snyder, JJ.


¶ 1. PER CURIAM.

In this appeal, we hold that in order to confer jurisdiction on this court, a notice of appeal filed by counsel on behalf of another must contain the handwritten signature of an attorney authorized to practice law in Wisconsin. Counsel cannot delegate the duty to affix a signature on a notice of appeal to a person not authorized to practice law in Wisconsin.

¶ 2. Ralph W. Raush appeals...

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