Case Name: Costello and others vs. Buch
Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
Decision Date: 1870-01
Citations: 25 Wis. 477
Docket Number: 
Parties: Costello and others vs. Buch.
Judges: 
Reporter: Wisconsin Reports
Volume: 25
Pages: 477–477

Head Matter:
Costello and others vs. Buch.
Practice.
An equitable action (as one to avoid an administrator’s deed) must he ' brought to this court by appeal, and not by writ of error.
ERROR to the Circuit Court for Ozaukee County.
II. Gunning, for plaintiffs in error.
Butler & Winkler, for defendant in error.

Opinion:
Cole, J.
This is- an action brought by the minor heirs of Patrick Costello, against the defendant, for the purpose of having an administratrix's deed canceled, and declared null and void.
It is very apparent that the action is one of equitable cognizance. It has been brought to this court by a writ of error. This is a mistake in the practice, as this court has already in several-cases decided. Shannon v. The State, 18 Wis. 604; 13 id. 443; 7 id. 407. The party aggrieved by the judgment of the court below should have appealed. As the case now . stands, we can only dismiss the writ of error, without looking into the case upon the merits.
By the Court. — The writ of error is dismissed.