An action to recover personal property shall be commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred. The cause of action accrues at the time the wrongful taking or conversion occurs, or the wrongful detention begins. An action for damage for wrongful taking, conversion or detention of personal property shall be commenced within the time limited by s. 893.51.
Wis. Stat. § 893.35
Action to recover personal property
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Richard A. Mueller v. TL90108, LLC (2020)
Most recently applied in Kathy Schwab v. Paul Schwab (June 2021)
1979 c. 323.
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