Case ID: wis-2d_8/html/0360-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Dieteeich, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Dodge and others, Respondents, v. Juneau County School Committee and another, Defendants: Joint School District No. 1, City of New Lisbon, and others, Appellants.
    
      October 8
    
    November 3, 1959.
    
    
      For the appellants there were briefs by C. E. Macomber of New Lisbon, and Lehner & Lehner of Princeton, and oral argument by Mr. Philip Lehner, Sr., and Mr. Macomber.
    
    For the respondents there was a brief by Curran & Currcm of Mauston, joined in by William I. Gleiss, district attorney of Monroe county, for the Monroe County School Committee, and Roland W. Veith, district attorney of Juneau county, for the Juneau County School Committée, and oral argument by Mr. Charles P. Curran and Mr. Veith.
    
   Dieteeich, J.

The only issue before this court is whether the order denying the petition to vacate the judgment and right to intervene should be reversed. The order of the Joint County School Committee of Monroe and Juneau counties of April 29, 1958, was based upon a petition filed by the intervenors and taxpayers and hearing held. The pleadings before the trial court presented all of the issues and the intervenors and taxpayers had a right to rely upon the answer filed by the Joint County School Committee.

The stipulation changed the status of the taxpayers and intervening petitioners and their application for intervention having been timely made, the denial by the trial court to permit them to intervene upon the facts of this case constituted an abuse of discretion.

See State ex rel. Oelke v. Doepke (1952), 260 Wis. 493, 51 N. W. (2d) 10; Joint School Dist. v. Waupaca, etc., County S. Comm. (1955), 271 Wis. 100, 72 N. W. (2d) 909; and Joint School Dist. v. Sosalla (1958), 3 Wis. (2d) 410, 88 N. W. (2d) 357.

By the Court.- — Order reversed, with instructions to vacate the judgment and permit the petitioners to intervene.