809.01(8) (8) "Serif font" means a font that has short ornaments or bars at the upper and lower ends of the main strokes of the characters. "Serif font" means a font that has short ornaments or bars at the upper and lower ends of the main strokes of the characters.

809.01(8m) (8m) "Sixty characters per full line" means the length of a nonindented line of 13 point proportional serif font characters determined by using a line composed of a repeating string of lowercase characters in alphabetical order. "Sixty characters per full line" means the length of a nonindented line of 13 point proportional serif font characters determined by using a line composed of a repeating string of lowercase characters in alphabetical order.

809.01(9) (9) "Traditional methods" means those methods of filing, serving, and transmitting documents, other than electronic filing or transmittal, provided under statutes and local rules. "Traditional methods" means those methods of filing, serving, and transmitting documents, other than electronic filing or transmittal, provided under statutes and local rules.

809.01(10) (10) "Transmit" means to send or transfer documents and records from one court to another and may be completed by making the documents and records electronically available to the other court. "Transmit" means to send or transfer documents and records from one court to another and may be completed by making the documents and records electronically available to the other court.

809.01(12) (12) "Word" means a group consisting of one or more alphabetical characters with a space or punctuation mark preceding and succeeding the group. "Word" means a group consisting of one or more alphabetical characters with a space or punctuation mark preceding and succeeding the group.

809.01 Note Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1978: The definitions reflect some of the changes incorporated into the rules. The term "appeal" applies both to an appeal authorized by statute and the writ of error guaranteed by Section 21 of Article I of the Constitution. The objective of these rules is to provide the same procedure for appeals and writs of error. Historically, the review authorized by a writ of error was limited to questions of law, while both the law and the facts could be reviewed on appeal. The Wisconsin Supreme Court does not distinguish between its power in appeals and in writs of error. Although under the former procedure appeals were normally used in civil cases and writs of error in criminal cases, the only differences between them were in nomenclature and method of initiating the review process. There is no reason to retain the formalistic differences between them.

809.01 Note The definitions of the parties to the appeal are intended to change the former statute, section 817.10, under which the party first appealing was the appellant, and all other parties were respondents. This often resulted in a party with interests identical to the appellant being labeled a respondent, while two parties opposed to each other were both labeled respondents. Under this section the party first appealing is the appellant, parties appealing from the same judgment or order not opposed to the appellant are co-appellants, and parties adverse to the appellant or co-appellant are respondents. The terms "plaintiff in error" and "defendant in error" previously used in connection with writs of error are no longer used. [Re Order effective July 1, 1978]

809.01 Annotation Understanding the New Rules of Appellate Procedure. Stephens. Wis. Law. July 2001.

CIVIL APPEAL PROCEDURE IN COURT OF APPEALS

809.10 809.10 Rule (Initiating the appeal).

809.10(1) (1) Notice of appeal.

809.10(1)(a) (a) Filing. A person shall initiate an appeal by filing a notice of appeal with the clerk of the circuit court in which the judgment or order appealed from was entered. A person shall initiate an appeal by filing a notice of appeal with the clerk of the circuit court in which the judgment or order appealed from was entered.

809.10(1)(b) (b) Content. The notice of appeal shall include all of the following: The notice of appeal shall include all of the following:

809.10(1)(b)1. 1. The case name and number. The case name and number.

809.10(1)(b)2. 2. An identification of the judgment or order from which the person filing the notice intends to appeal and the date on which it was entered. An identification of the judgment or order from which the person filing the notice intends to appeal and the date on which it was entered.

809.10(1)(b)3. 3. A statement of whether the