Grotman v. Hahn
| Decision Date | 11 December 1883 |
| Citation | 59 Wis. 93,17 N.W. 545 |
| Parties | GROTMAN v. HAHN. |
| Court | Wisconsin Supreme Court |
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Appeal from county court, Dodge county.James J. Dick, for respondent, Charles F. Grotman.
N. W. Sawyer, for appellant, Frank Hahn.
After the steps taken in this case, we think it was too late for the plaintiff to apply for a change of the place of trial. It appears that the cause was on the calendar of the Dodge county court for trial on the sixth day of December, 1882, the plaintiff having noticed it for trial at that term. The cause was called, and a jury for the trial thereof was drawn and struck, when, by agreement of parties, the trial was set for the twenty-seventh day of the month. A venire was issued, which was duly served on the jurors selected, and on the 27th the jurors were present in court, when one juror was excused by the county judge. The defendant was also present with his witnesses, ready for trial, not having received any intimation that the cause would not be tried at the time agreed upon. At this stage of the proceedings the plaintiff filed an affidavit, stating that he had reason to believe he could not have a fair trial of the action on account of the prejudice of the county judge, and moved that the place of trial be changed, which motion was granted, against the objection of the defendant, but without costs.
The statute certainly requires the court to change the place of trial upon the application of a party who shall file his affidavit stating that he has good reason to believe and does believe that he cannot have a fair trial of the action on account of the prejudice of the judge before whom the cause is pending. Section 2625, Rev. St. This statute has been deemed imperative when the application for a change was seasonably made. But it is obvious the statute must have a reasonable interpretation as to when the application shall be made, otherwise the practice under it will frequently be attended with great inconvenience and injustice. Swineford v. Pomeroy, 16 Wis. 553. A fair and impartial trial is doubtless essential to the due protection of a party's rights, but it was well observed by Mr. Justice LYON, in Goodno v. City of Oshkosh, 31 Wis. 135, that no one could deny but that this provision has been a fruitful source of perjury, and has done much to impair the respect due the administration of justice in the state. With the wisdom of the statute this court has really nothing to do. But it is its clear...
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