When the period within which an action may be commenced on a Wisconsin cause of action has expired, the right is extinguished as well as the remedy.
Wis. Stat. § 893.05
Relation of statute of limitations to right and remedy
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson (2017)
Most recently applied in Matteo, S. v. EOS USA (March 2023)
1979 c. 323.
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Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.