Wisconsin Statutes
§ 877.01 — Tort actions on surviving causes.
Wisconsin § 877.01
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 877Actions by and against personal representatives, heirs, and legatees
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 877.01 (2026).
Text
877.01 If a cause of action survives under ch. 895 , a personal representative may maintain an action on the cause of action against the wrongdoer in every case in which the decedent could, if living, maintain the action and, after the wrongdoer’s death, against the wrongdoer’s personal representative, except that this section shall not extend to actions for slander or libel.
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Legislative History
877.01 History History: 1979 c. 32 s. 55 ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 777.01; 2001 a. 102 s. 100 ; Stats. 2001 s. 877.01.
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Bluebook (online)
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