Unless otherwise specifically prescribed by law, a period of limitation within which an action may be commenced is computed from the time that the cause of action accrues until the action is commenced.
Wis. Stat. § 893.04
Computation of period within which action may be commenced
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 211 Wis. 2d 312 - Doe v. Archdiocese of Milwaukee (1997)
Most recently applied in 77 F. Supp. 3d 809 - Garross v. Medtronic, Inc. (January 2015)
1979 c. 323.
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