Upon petition, approved by the arbitrators or by a majority of them, any court of record in and for the county in which such arbitrators, or a majority of them, are sitting may direct the taking of depositions to be used as evidence before the arbitrators, in the same manner and for the same reasons as provided by law for the taking of depositions in suits or proceedings pending in the courts of record in this state.
Wis. Stat. § 788.07
Depositions
Known as the The Wisconsin Arbitration Act
The act spans §§ 788–788 (18 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Borst v. Allstate Insurance Co. (2006)
Most recently applied in Mary E. Marlowe v. IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company (April 2013)
1979 c. 32 s. 64; Stats. 1979 s. 788.07
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