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14 Wis. 200

Welch v. May

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 2, 1861

Wisconsin Supreme Court · decided 1861-11-02

This was an appeal from an order refusing to set aside a judgment.

Decided 1861-11-02

¶1By the Court,

Paine, J.

¶2Tbe order refusing to set aside *202tbe judgment must be affirmed, for tbe reason that tbe motion was made too late. Tbe judgment was entered on tbe lOtb of June, 1858. In March, 1859, tbe defendant obtained an order staying proceedings, and then slumberedj until July, 1860. This is not sucb diligence as tbe law requires in those who honestly desire to be relieved from a judgment which has been improperly entered against them. Bliss vs. Treadway, 1 How. Pr. R., 245; Patterson vs. Graves, 11 id., 91; Jones vs. Slate Company, 16 id., 129; Sanderson vs. Dox, 6 Wis., 164.

¶3Tbe order is affirmed, with costs.

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