{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-895.03","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 895.03","heading":"Recovery for death by wrongful act.","body":"Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by a wrongful act, neglect or default and the act, neglect or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then and in every such case the person who would have been liable, if death had not ensued, shall be liable to an action for damages notwithstanding the death of the person injured; provided, that such action shall be brought for a death caused in this state.","path":["Chs. 885-895, Provisions Common to Actions and Provisions Common to Actions and Proceedings in All Courts","Chapter 895 Damages, Liability, And Miscellaneous Provisions Regarding Actions In Courts","SUBCHAPTER I DAMAGES, RECOVERY, AND MISCELLANEOUSPROVISIONS REGARDING ACTIONS IN COURTS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/895.03","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:47Z","sha256":"b4478e63f87d85ae5ef82eac6beaba3df33317e5e1bb616f1a3a70d37e6e7c67","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-895.02","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-895.031"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}