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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 877.14

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Personal representative: means a person, however denominated, who is authorized to administer a decedent's estate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    In any action or proceeding against a personal representative, the inventory of the decedent‘s property filed by the personal representative shall be prima facie evidence of the property that has come to the personal representative’s possession or knowledge and of the value of the property.
   (2)   In an action or proceeding against a personal representative, the defendant shall not be charged with choses in action specified in the defendant’s inventory unless it appears that the choses in action have been collected or might have been collected with due diligence.