Case Name: Hall, Appellant, vs. Gilman, Assignee, Respondent
Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
Decision Date: 1895-06-20
Citations: 90 Wis. 455
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hall, Appellant, vs. Gilman, Assignee, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Wisconsin Reports
Volume: 90
Pages: 455–456

Head Matter:
Hall, Appellant, vs. Gilman, Assignee, Respondent.
May 18 — June 20, 1895.
Appeal: Extension of time by consent: Jurisdiction.
The time within which an appeal may be taken from an order, as limited by sec. 8042, R. S., cannot be extended by consent of the parties.
.Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. Johnson, Circuit Judge.
Dismissed.
The Reliance Wire & Iron Works made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors to J. H. Gilmcm, the respondent. Previous to the assignment, it had borrowed money of the Commercial Bank. The appellant, F. A. Hall, indorsed its notes, and deposited his personal securities as collateral to his indorsement. The bank recovered judgment against Hall, which is unpaid. Hall filed a claim against the assignor, in the assignment matter, in the nature of a contingent claim, based on his liability as an indorser. Motion to strike out and expunge from the record such claim was granted.- The order was made on. the 9th day of June, 1894.. A copy of the order, with written notice of its entry, was served on the appellant on June 11, 1894. The notice of appeal from the order was served July 25,1894. There was a stipulation between the attorneys of the respective parties-to extend the time for serving the notice of appeal
Geo. E. Sutherland, for the appellant.
For the respondent there was a brief by BwrTce, Robinson <& Geiger, and oral argument by N. 8. Robinson.

Opinion:
Newman, J.
The time within which an appeal from an order may be taken is limited to thirty days from the date of the service of a copy of the order, with -a written notice-of its entry. R. S. sec. 3042. Jurisdiction can be conferred upon this court only by an appeal taken within the time and in the manner provided b'y law. Jurisdiction upon appeal is jurisdiction of subject matter. It is conferred by compliance with the law regulating appeals, and cannot be conferred by consent. So, the time within which an appeal is authorized cannot be extended by consent of the parties; nor has the court power to enlarge the time for taking an appeal. R. S. sec. 2831; Herrick v. Racine W. & D. Co. 43 Wis. 93; Palmer v. Peterson, 46 Wis. 401. No doubt the time Avithin Avhich an appeal may be taken from an order is, in a certain sense, Avithin the power of the party in Avhose favor the order is. He has an option when, or whether, he will set the statute to running by service of the notice. But, having exercised his option, and the time having once commenced to run, he has no further power over it. The law then determines it. The time is determined absolutely by the service of the notice. Leadbetter v. Laird, 45 Wis. 522; Sambs v. Stein, 53 Wis. 569.
By the GovM.— The appeal is dismissed.