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Wis. Stat. § 893.51: Action for wrongful taking of personal property.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chs. 885-895, Provisions Common to Actions and Provisions Common to Actions and Proceedings in All Courts
- Chapter 893 Limitations Of Commencement Of Actions And Proceedings; Procedure For Claims Against Governmental Units
- SUBCHAPTER V TORT ACTIONS
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), an action to recover damages for the wrongful taking, conversion or detention of 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.
(2) An action under s. 134.90 shall be commenced within 3 years after the misappropriation of a trade secret is discovered or should have been discovered by the exercise of reasonable diligence. A continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.
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