Court Error – Res Judicata

By: Derek Hawkins//February 3, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: Karen J. Wilks v. Mary Pangman Schmitt

Case No.: 2015AP1228

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Gundrum and Hagedorn, JJ.

Practice Areas: Court Error – Res Judicata

Karen J. Wilks, pro se, appeals an order denying her motion for relief from a judgment. She contends the circuit court erred when it dismissed the underlying action on the basis of res judicata because that conclusion rested on the mistaken belief that a prior small claims case had been dismissed with prejudice. We reject her arguments and affirm.

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