{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-877.01","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 877.01","heading":"Tort actions on surviving causes.","body":"If a cause of action survives under ch. 895, a personal representative may maintain an action on the cause of action against the wrongdoer in every case in which the decedent could, if living, maintain the action and, after the wrongdoer’s death, against the wrongdoer’s personal representative, except that this section shall not extend to actions for slander or libel.","path":["Chs. 851-882, Probate","Chapter 877 Actions By And Against Personal Representatives, Heirs, And Legatees"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/877.01","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:46Z","sha256":"93716e2e10c5c20e061f8498e43036d28e33d36405a65c288de4074e12a921f2","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-868.05","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-877.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}