The rights of a beneficiary of a contractual arrangement who kills the principal obligee under the contractual arrangement are governed by s. 854.14.
Wis. Stat. § 895.43
Intentional killing by beneficiary of contract
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Ferdon Ex Rel. Petrucelli v. Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund (2005)
Most recently applied in 385 Wis. 2d 86 - Michael Engelhardt v. City of New Berlin (January 2019)
1981 c. 228; 1987 a. 222; 1997 a. 188.
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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.