Fisher v. Chase

Decided January 15, 1850

Wisconsin Supreme Court · decided 1850-01-15

The defendant in the court below demurred to the whole ■ declaration, and, on argument, that court overruled the demurrer, and thereupon the plaintiff below assessed his damages without having entered the defendant’s default, or any rule for the assessment. The defendant below filed an issuable plea, before the assessment of the plaihtiff’s damages, and the case comes here for the alleged error of assessing the damage saffcer plea put in. •

Decided 1850-01-15

Larrabee, J.

¶1The record in this cause shows that a writ of inquiry was awarded, and the plaintiff’s damages assessed, without a default having been first entered against the defendant. It also appears that after the demurrer was overruled, the defendant filed a plea of the general issue. There is nothing to show that this plea was not properly filed, and an issue formed. Yet, notwithstanding this state of facts, a writ of inquiry was awarded, and damages assessed.

¶2The judgment of the district court must be reversed, and the cause remanded for further proceedings.

¶3Judgment reversed.