Wisconsin § 898.26 Evidence; costs.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 898.26 — Evidence; costs.

Wisconsin § 898.26

Ch. 898Persons in jail on civil process

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Wis. Stat. § 898.26 (2026).

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898.26  In every action brought by a sheriff on such bond the recovery of a judgment against the sheriff for the escape of the prisoner shall be evidence of the damages sustained by the sheriff in the same manner as if such judgment had been collected; and such sheriff shall be entitled to recover the costs and the sheriff’s reasonable expenses in defending the suit against the sheriff as part of the sheriff’s damages.

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898.26 In every action brought by a sheriff on such bond the recovery of a judgment against the sheriff for the escape of the prisoner shall be evidence of the damages sustained by the sheriff in the same manner as if such judgment had been collected; and such sheriff shall be entitled to recover the costs and the sheriff’s reasonable expenses in defending the suit against the sheriff as part of the sheriff’s damages.