Court Opinion

ID: 9696622
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 18:52:55.729338+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:24.333262
License: Public Domain

*353Hallows, J.
{dissenting). The majority opinion takes the long road home. After holding the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to set aside the judgment, the majority recognizes the injustice of a judgment for security purposes and seeks to remedy its effects by the exercise of the court’s discretionary powers. In my opinion, the plaintiffs are not entitled on their present showing to any judgment even as security. The trial court abused its discretion in refusing to set aside the judgment under sec„ 269.46, Stats., and I would reverse and allow the filing of the answer and the counterclaim. No justification exists to complicate and confuse this case with the concept of opening up a judgment but not vacating it.