Case Name: Sutton, Appellant, vs. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company, Respondent
Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
Decision Date: 1900-03-20
Citations: 106 Wis. 225
Docket Number: 
Parties: Sutton, Appellant, vs. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Wisconsin Reports
Volume: 106
Pages: 225–226

Head Matter:
Sutton, Appellant, vs. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company, Respondent.
February 27
March 20, 1900.
Appeal: Insufficient return: Dismissal.
An appeal from a judgment will be dismissed unless a judgment roll satisfying the requirements of sec. 2898, Stats. 1898, has been transmitted to this court as required by sec. 8050.
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Monroe county: O. E. WyMAn, Circuit Judge.
Appeal dismissed.
An order was entered dismissing tbe action and for judgment in defendant’s favor for costs, because plaintiff, after the reversaron appeal to tbis court, of a judgment rendered in bis favor, failed to bring tbe cause again to trial in tbe circuit court witbin one year. Judgment was entered accordingly, from wbicb this appeal was taken.
Tbe cause was submitted for the appellant on tbe brief of T. J. Sutton, in pro. per., and for tbe respondent on a brief by II. L. Humphrey and T. A. Holleys, attorneys, and Thomas Wilson, of counsel.

Opinion:
Maeshall, J.
The papers sent to tbis court by tbe clerk of the circuit court consist of some affidavits, the order for judgment, and some other papers. The clerk's certificate is to tbe effect that tbe papers transmitted are all the papers on file in his office. The return does not contain tbe pleadings, or anything satisfying tbe requirements of sec. 2898, Stats. 1898, as to tbe contents of a judgment roll, or a bill of exceptions, or a certificate showing what papers were used on tbe motion to dismiss. Eespondent's counsel called tbe court's attention to the insufficiency of the return and asked that tbe appeal be dismissed because of such insufficiency.
Sec. 3050 requires the judgment roll to be transmitted to this court as a part of the return on appeal from a judgment. The court has often held that, without a return in substantial compliance with the statute, the appeal cannot be entertained. Superior C. L. Co. v. Superior, 104 Wis. 463, and cases cited.
By the Cowrt.— The appeal is dismissed.