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WI Stat § 893.51 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.51 - Action for wrongful taking of personal property.

893.51  Action for wrongful taking of personal property. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), an action to recover damages for the wrongful taking, conversion or detention of personal property shall be commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred. The cause of action accrues at the time the wrongful taking or conversion occurs, or the wrongful detention begins. (2) An action under s. 134.90 shall be commenced within 3 years after the misappropriation of a trade secret is discovered or should have been discovered by the exercise of reasonable diligence. A continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.History:  1979 c. 323; 1985 a. 236.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is based on previous s. 893.19 (6), without change in substance, but with some expansion of language to make clear that accrual of the cause of action is not delayed until the person bringing the action learns of the wrongful taking or detention. An action for recovery of the personal property is subject to s. 893.35 which is also based on previous s. 893.19 (6). [Bill 326-A]A wrongful detention claim is separate from a conversion claim. A wrongful detention claim may arise against a possessor of previously converted or wrongfully taken property. Under those facts, a wrongful detention claim is available and, for purposes of sub. (1) and s. 893.35, accrues at the time the property is obtained. No demand is necessary. Mueller v. TL90108, LLC, 2020 WI 7, 390 Wis. 2d 34, 938 N.W.2d 566, 17-1962.Sub. (1) and s. 893.35 are statutes of repose, not statutes of limitation. A statute of repose provides that a cause of action must be commenced within a specified amount of time after the defendant's action that allegedly led to injury, regardless of whether the plaintiff has discovered the injury or wrongdoing. With regard to a wrongful detention claim, the statutes focus on when the wrongful detention begins, not when the property owner discovers or knows of the detention. Mueller v. TL90108, LLC, 2020 WI 7, 390 Wis. 2d 34, 938 N.W.2d 566, 17-1962.
WI Stat § 893.53 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.53 - Action for injury to character or other rights.

893.53  Action for injury to character or other rights. An action to recover damages for an injury to the character or rights of another, not arising on contract, shall be commenced within 3 years after the cause of action accrues, except where a different period is expressly prescribed, or be barred.History:  1979 c. 323; 2017 a. 235.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is based upon previous s. 893.19 (5) which is split into 2 provisions. See s. 893.52 for the other provision. [Bill 326]This section applies to legal malpractice actions that sound in tort. Acharya v. Carroll, 152 Wis. 2d 330, 448 N.W.2d 275 (Ct. App. 1989).The application of the discovery rule to legal malpractice actions is discussed. Hennekens v. Hoerl, 160 Wis. 2d 144, 465 N.W.2d 812 (1991).This section and the discovery rule apply to engineering malpractice actions. Milwaukee Partners v. Collins Engineers, 169 Wis. 2d 355, 485 N.W.2d 274 (Ct. App. 1992).This section is the state's general and residual personal injury statute of limitations and is applicable to 42 USC 1983 actions. Hemberger v. Bitzer, 216 Wis. 2d 509, 574 N.W.2d 656 (1998), 96-2973.A party's deficient performance of a contract does not give rise to a tort claim. There must be a duty independent of the contract for a cause of action in tort. Atkinson v. Everbrite, Inc. 224 Wis. 2d 724, 592 N.W.2d 299 (Ct. App. 1999), 98-1806.Even though a plaintiff might plead and testify to having suffered emotional distress on account of a lawyer's malpractice, that fact does not convert the claim into one seeking redress for injuries to the person. The underlying injuries in a legal malpractice claim are to rights and interests of a plaintiff that go beyond, or at least are different from, injuries to his or her person under s. 893.54. Hicks v. Nunnery, 2002 WI App 87, 253 Wis. 2d 721, 643 N.W.2d 809, 01-0751.The residual or general personal injury statute of limitations applies to 42 USC 1983 actions. Owens v. Okure, 488 U.S. 235, 102 L. Ed. 2d 594 (1989).This section applies to actions under Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Doe v. Milwaukee County, 871 F. Supp. 1072 (1995).Cross-reference:  See also the notes to s. 893.54 for additional treatments of 42 USC 1983.
WI Stat § 893.56 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.56 - Health care providers; minors actions.

893.56  Health care providers; minors actions. Any person under the age of 18, who is not under disability by reason of insanity, developmental disability or imprisonment, shall bring an action to recover damages for injuries to the person arising from any treatment or operation performed by, or for any omission by a health care provider within the time limitation under s. 893.55 or by the time that person reaches the age of 10 years, whichever is later. That action shall be brought by the parent, guardian or other person having custody of the minor within the time limit set forth in this section.History:  1977 c. 390; 1979 c. 323.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.235 renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]This section applies only to living minors. Awve v. Physicians Ins. Co. 181 Wis. 2d 815, 512 N.W.2d 216 (Ct. App. 1994).This section does not violate Art. I, s. 9, the right to remedy clause, nor does it offend equal protection or procedural due process principles. Aicher v. Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund, 2000 WI 98, 237 Wis. 2d 99, 613 N.W.2d 849, 98-2955.This section does not apply to a negligence claim alleging injury to a developmentally disabled child caused by a health care provider. The legislature has not provided a statute of limitations for claims against health care providers alleging injury to a developmentally disabled child. Haferman v. St. Clare Healthcare Foundation, Inc. 2005 WI 171, 286 Wis. 2d 621, 707 N.W.2d 853, 03-1307
WI Stat § 893.58 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.58 - Actions concerning seduction.

893.58  Actions concerning seduction. All actions for damages for seduction shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues or be barred.History:  1979 c. 323.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.22 (2) renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]Since the mother's counterclaim was served within one year from the date alleged of the last alleged act of seduction, the cause of action was not barred by the one-year statute of limitations. Slawek v. Stroh, 62 Wis. 2d 295, 215 N.W.2d 9 (1974).
WI Stat § 893.585 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.585 - Sexual exploitation by a therapist.

893.585  Sexual exploitation by a therapist. (1) Notwithstanding ss. 893.54, 893.55, and 893.57, an action under s. 895.441 for damages shall be commenced within 3 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred. (2) If a person entitled to bring an action under s. 895.441 is unable to bring the action due to the effects of the sexual contact or due to any threats, instructions, or statements from the therapist, the period of inability is not part of the time limited for the commencement of the action, except that this subsection shall not extend the time limitation by more than 15 years. (3) This section does not apply to damages incurred under s. 895.442.History:  1985 a. 275; 2003 a. 279; 2005 a. 155.
WI Stat § 893.587 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.587 - Sexual assault of a child; limitation.

893.587  Sexual assault of a child; limitation. An action to recover damages for injury caused by an act that would constitute a violation of s. 948.02, 948.025, 948.06, 948.085, or 948.095 or would create a cause of action under s. 895.442 shall be commenced before the injured party reaches the age of 35 years or be barred.History:  1987 a. 332; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 279; 2005 a. 155, 277; 2007 a. 97.A victim's action was time barred when “flashbacks" more than 2 years prior to commencing suit made her aware of incest that allegedly occurred more than 50 years earlier. The action was barred despite evidence that the victim was unable to shift the blame from herself at the time of discovery. Byrne v. Brecker, 176 Wis. 2d 1037, 501 N.W.2d 402 (1993).An adult victim of incest, who at the time of the incestuous act was aware of the identity of the tortfeasor and the impropriety of the conduct did not qualify for tolling of the statute of limitations under the discovery rule because she was unaware of the psychological harm that might occur. Cheryl D. v. Estate of Robert D.B. 207 Wis. 2d 546, 559 N.W.2d 272 (Ct. App. 1996), 95-3510.Claims for injury caused by an Archdiocese's alleged fraudulent misrepresentation that an Archdiocese did not know that priests it assigned had histories of sexually abusing children and did not know the priests were dangerous to children was not barred by this section. None of the listed statutes in this section refers to fraudulent misrepresentations. John Doe v. Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 2007 WI 95, 303 Wis. 2d 34, 734 N.W.2d 827, 05-1945.
WI Stat § 893.59 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.59 - Actions concerning damage to highway or railroad grade.

893.59  Actions concerning damage to highway or railroad grade. An action under s. 88.87 (3) (b) to recover damages to a highway or railroad grade shall be commenced within 90 days after the alleged damage occurred or be barred.History:  1979 c. 323.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section has been created to place into ch. 893 the statute of limitations for an action to recover damages to a highway or railroad grade. (See note following s. 88.87 (3) (b)). [Bill 326-A]
WI Stat § 893.60 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.60 - What actions not affected.

893.60  What actions not affected. Actions against directors or stockholders of a moneyed corporation or banking association or against managers or members of a limited liability company to recover a forfeiture imposed or to enforce a liability created by law shall be commenced within 6 years after the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts upon which the forfeiture attached or the liability was created or be barred.History:  1979 c. 323; 1993 a. 112.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.51 renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]
WI Stat § 893.61 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.61 - Contract for payment of money; governmental subdivisions.

893.61  Contract for payment of money; governmental subdivisions. An action upon any bond, coupon, interest warrant or other contract for the payment of money, whether sealed or otherwise, made or issued by any town, county, city, village, school district or technical college district in this state shall be commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred.History:  1979 c. 323; 1993 a. 399.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.19 (2) renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]
WI Stat § 893.62 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.62 - Action concerning usury.

893.62  Action concerning usury. An action under s. 138.06 (3) for interest, principal and charges paid on a loan or forbearance shall be commenced within 2 years after the interest which is at a rate greater than allowed under s. 138.05 is paid or be barred.History:  1979 c. 323.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section has been created to place into ch. 893 the statute of limitations for an action concerning usury. (See note following s. 138.06 (3)). [Bill 326-A]
WI Stat § 893.63 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.63 - Actions on cashier's check, certified check, or bank money order.

893.63  Actions on cashier's check, certified check, or bank money order. (1) Upon the expiration of 2 years from the date of any cashier's check, certified check or bank money order, there having been no presentment for payment of the check or money order by a holder thereof, the maker shall, upon demand, return to the remitter noted thereon, if any, the full face amount of the cashier's check, certified check or bank money order, and thereafter shall be relieved of any and all liability upon the cashier's check, certified check or bank money order, to the remitter, the payee or any other holder thereof. (2) Subsection (1) applies to all cashier's checks, certified checks and bank money orders, which have been made before November 2, 1969 but were not presented for payment by a holder within 2 years of their date, but an action by the remitter of a cashier's check, certified check and bank money order, to recover moneys held by a bank beyond the time limited by sub. (1) shall be subject to s. 893.43.History:  1979 c. 323.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.215 renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]
WI Stat § 893.64 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.64 - Actions upon accounts.

893.64  Actions upon accounts. In actions brought to recover the balance due upon a mutual and open account current the cause of action shall be deemed to have accrued at the time of the last item proved in such account.History:  1979 c. 323.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.25 renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]There must be mutual debts or setoff before this section applies. Estate of Demos, 50 Wis. 2d 262, 184 N.W.2d 117.
WI Stat § 893.65 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.65 - Bank bills not affected.

893.65  Bank bills not affected. This chapter does not apply to any action brought upon any bills, notes or other evidences of debt issued or put into circulation as money by a bank or other person.History:  1979 c. 323.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.29 renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893 and revised to reflect Lusk v. Stoughton State Bank, 135 Wis. 311, 115 N.W. 813 (1908). [Bill 326-A]
WI Stat § 893.66 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.66 - Certified public accountants; limitations of actions.

893.66  Certified public accountants; limitations of actions. (1) Except as provided in subs. (1m) to (4), an action to recover damages, based on tort, contract or other legal theory, against any certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 for an act or omission in the performance of professional accounting services shall be commenced within 6 years from the date of the act or omission or be barred. (1m) If a person sustains damages covered under sub. (1) during the period beginning on the first day of the 6th year and ending on the last day of the 6th year after the performance of the professional accounting services, the time for commencing the action for damages is extended one year after the date on which the damages occurred. (2) If a person sustains damages covered under sub. (1) and the statute of limitations applicable to those damages bars commencement of the cause of action before the end of the period specified in sub. (1), then that statute of limitations applies. (3) This section does not apply to actions subject to s. 551.509 (10) or 553.51 (4). (4) This section does not apply to any person who commits fraud or concealment in the performance of professional accounting services.History:  1993 a. 310; 2001 a. 16; 2007 a. 196.
WI Stat § 893.70 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.70 - Action against certain officials.

893.70  Action against certain officials. An action against a sheriff, coroner, medical examiner, town clerk, or constable upon a liability incurred by the doing of an act in his or her official capacity and in virtue of his or her office or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon execution, shall be commenced within 3 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred. This section does not apply to an action for an escape.History:  1979 c. 323.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.20 (1) renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]
WI Stat § 893.71 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.71 - County seat; contesting change.

893.71  County seat; contesting change. An action or proceeding to test the validity of a change of any county seat shall be commenced within 3 years after the date of the publication of the governor's proclamation of such change or be barred. Every defense founded upon the invalidity of any such change must be interposed within 3 years after the date of the aforesaid publication, and the time of commencement of the action or proceeding to which any such defense is made shall be deemed the time when such defense is interposed.History:  1979 c. 323.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.20 (3) renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]
WI Stat § 893.72 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.72 - Actions contesting special assessment.

893.72  Actions contesting special assessment. An action to avoid any special assessment, or taxes levied pursuant to the special assessment, or to restrain the levy of the taxes or the sale of lands for the nonpayment of the taxes, shall be brought within one year from the notice thereof, and not thereafter. This limitation shall cure all defects in the proceedings, and defects of power on the part of the officers making the assessment, except in cases where the lands are not liable to the assessment, or the city, village or town has no power to make any such assessment, or the amount of the assessment has been paid or a redemption made.History:  1979 c. 323; 1993 a. 246.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.24 renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]The one-year bar under this section does not apply if the municipality did not have the power to make the assessment. Robinson v. Town of Bristol, 2003 WI App 97, 264 Wis. 2d 318, 667 N.W.2d 14, 02-1427.
WI Stat § 893.73 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.73 - Actions contesting governmental decisions.

893.73  Actions contesting governmental decisions. (1) The following actions are barred unless brought within 180 days after the adoption of the order, resolution, ordinance or ordinance amendment contested:(a) An action to contest the validity of a county zoning ordinance or amendment, if s. 59.69 (14) applies to the action.(b) An action to review the validity of proceedings for division or dissolution of a town under s. 60.03. (2) The following actions are barred unless brought within 90 days after the adoption of the order, annexation ordinance or final determination of the action contested:(a) An action under s. 60.73 contesting an act of a town board or the department of natural resources in the establishment of a town sanitary district.(b) An action to contest the validity of an annexation, if s. 66.0217 (11) applies to the action.History:  1979 c. 323; 1981 c. 346; 1983 a. 532; 1995 a. 201; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 2003 a. 214.NOTE:  2003 Wis. Act 214, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section has been created to consolidate into one provision of ch. 893 six types of actions presently outside of the chapter involving the contesting of governmental decisions. The actions have been broken down into 2 separate categories, those which must be commenced within 180 days of the adoption of the governmental decision and those that must be commenced within 90 days of the decision.The previous 180-day period within which to contest a county zoning ordinance or amendment remains unchanged.The one-year period in which to commence an action to contest the proceedings to constitute or divide a town has been shortened to 180 days (see note following s. 60.05 (4)). The previous 180-day time period to commence an action contesting the validity of the creation of a soil and water district remains unchanged (see note following s. 92.16).The previous 20-day period to commence an action to set aside an action of a town board to establish a sanitary district has been increased to 90 days (see note following s. 60.304).The previous 60-day period within which to commence an action to contest the validity of an annexation has been increased to 90 days (see note following s. 66.021 (10) (a)).The 90-day period to commence an action contesting the validity of an order regarding a highway or highway records remains unchanged (see note following s. 80.34 (2)). [Bill 326-A]Under sub. (2), “adoption" refers to a legislative body's approval of an annexation ordinance. The statute of limitations begins to run on that date. Town of Sheboygan v. City of Sheboygan, 150 Wis. 2d 210, 441 N.W.2d 752 (Ct. App. 1989).
WI Stat § 893.74 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.|893.74 - School district; contesting validity.

893.74  School district; contesting validity. No appeal or other action attacking the legality of the formation of a school district, either directly or indirectly, may be commenced after the school district has exercised the rights and privileges of a school district for a period of 90 days.History:  1979 c. 323.Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section has been created to place into ch. 893 the statute of limitations for an action attacking the legality of a formation of a school district (see note following s. 117.01 (7)). [Bill 326-A]