{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-184.06","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 184.06","heading":"Liability in tort and contract.","body":"(1) A nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties and liabilities in contract and tort.\n(2) A person is not liable for a breach of a nonprofit association’s contract merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.\n(3) A person is not liable for a tortious act or omission for which a nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.\n(4) A tortious act or omission of a member or other person for which a nonprofit association is liable is not imputed to a person merely because the person is a member of the nonprofit association, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.\n(5) A member of, or a person considered to be a member by, a nonprofit association may assert a claim against the nonprofit association. A nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member or a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.","path":["Chs. 178-226, Partnerships and Corporations; Transportation; Utilities; Banks; Savings Associations","Chapter 184 Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/184.06","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:03Z","sha256":"60e33ba553ea7250c2750f8b122ff15d4621262dcd95bf9996dac7ac4f159a17","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-184.05","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-184.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}