An action for contribution based on tort, if the right of contribution does not arise out of a prior judgment allocating the comparative negligence between the parties, shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues or be barred.
Wis. Stat. § 893.92
Action for contribution
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Estate of Rille Ex Rel. Rille v. Physicians Insurance Co. (2007)
Most recently applied in Maya Elaine Smith v. Jeff Anderson (April 2017)
1979 c. 323.
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