Case Name: Banking Commission, Appellant, vs. Rothe, Defendant: Royal Indemnity Company, Respondent
Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
Decision Date: 1942-02-10
Citations: 239 Wis. 529
Docket Number: 
Parties: Banking Commission, Appellant, vs. Rothe, Defendant: Royal Indemnity Company, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Wisconsin Reports
Volume: 239
Pages: 529–531

Head Matter:
Banking Commission, Appellant, vs. Rothe, Defendant: Royal Indemnity Company, Respondent.
November 6, 1941
February 10, 1942.
For the appellant there was a brief by the Attorney General and Rickard H. Lauritsen, assistant attorney general, and oral argument by Mr. Lauritsen.
For the respondent there was a brief by Ela, Christianson & Ela of Madison, and oral argument by G. Burgess Ela.

Opinion:
Fairchild, J.
The court is of the opinion that the bond of the respondent is not a sealed instrument, but is equally divided on the question of whether the action is one for relief on the ground of fraud. Mr. Justice Fowler, Mr. Justice Fritz, and Mr. Justice Martin are of the opinion that the action is one for relief on the ground of fraud, governed by sec. 330.19 (7), Stats., and that the judgment should be reversed. Mr. Chief Justice Rosenberry, Mr. Justice 'Wickhem, and the writer are of the contrary view and of opinion that the judgment should be affirmed.
Under the rule the judgment appealed from is affirmed.
By the Court. — Judgment affirmed.