Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 814.01

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
   (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, costs shall be allowed of course to the plaintiff upon a recovery.
   (3)   In an action for assault and battery, false imprisonment, libel, slander, malicious prosecution, invasion of privacy or seduction, a plaintiff who recovers less than $50 damages shall recover no more costs than damages.