Wisconsin Statutes 877.01 – Tort actions on surviving causes
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 877.01
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Personal representative: means a person, however denominated, who is authorized to administer a decedent's estate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
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.