BETZ v. DIAMOND JIM'S AUTO SALES

No. 2012AP183.

825 N.W.2d 508 (2012)

344 Wis.2d 681

2012 WI App 131

Randy L. BETZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DIAMOND JIM'S AUTO SALES, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed October 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Timothy J. Aiken , Vincent P. Megna and Susan M. Grzeskowiak of Aiken & Scoptur, S.C., Milwaukee.

On behalf of the defendant-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Lawrence J. Drabot , Sara C. Mills and Remzy D. Bitar of Crivello Carlson, S.C., Milwaukee.

Before CURLEY, P.J., FINE and BRENNAN, JJ.


FINE, J.

¶ 1 This case comes to us because Randy L. Betz and Diamond Jim's Auto Sales settled Betz's lawsuit against Diamond Jim's without the knowledge of their respective lawyers. Betz's lawyers sought fee-shifting attorney's fees from Diamond Jim's pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 100.18(11). The trial court rejected their claim in an order dated December 8, 2011. Although designated by the circuit court as "the final order of the court for the purposes of appeal...

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