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2019 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 895. Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.
895.031 Recovery from estate of wrongdoer.
Universal Citation: WI Stat § 895.031 (2019)
895.031 Recovery from estate of wrongdoer. If the death of a person is caused by a wrongful act or omission committed in this state that, if death had not ensued, would have entitled the injured party to maintain an action and recover damages and the wrongdoer dies prior to the time of the death of the injured person, the wrongdoer shall be liable for damages notwithstanding either death. Any right of action against a deceased wrongdoer under this section shall be enforced by bringing an action against the deceased wrongdoer's personal representative.
History: 1993 a. 486; 2001 a. 102.
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