Eviction – Service of Summons

By: Derek Hawkins//June 12, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: Steve Speckman v. Joseph Fondek

Case No.: 2017AP2279

Officials: NEUBAUER, C.J.

Focus: Eviction – Service of Summons

This appeal addresses time limits for service of a summons and complaint in a WIS. STAT. ch. 799 eviction action. Landlord Steve Speckman filed an eviction complaint against tenant Joseph Fondek, with a return date of October 30, 2017. The circuit court entered judgment after Fondek failed to appear on October 30, 2017. The court subsequently denied Fondek’s motion to reopen on November 7, 2017, without a hearing. Fondek contends that service was improper and the court was without personal jurisdiction. Because the summons and complaint were properly served pursuant to the time limits set forth in WIS. STAT. § 799.16(3), we affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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