Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 842.26

  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

When a party whose interest has been sold is absent from the state, without legal representatives in this state and has not appeared in the action, or is unknown, or not named in the proceedings, the court shall direct that party’s share to be invested in securities, at interest, for the party’s benefit until claimed by the party or the party’s legal representatives.