Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 180.1704 (2026)

Application to foreign corporations

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180.1704180.1704 Application to foreign corporations. Except as provided in s. 180.1708, this chapter applies to all foreign corporations transacting business in this state on or after January 1, 1991. The enactment of this chapter does not require a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state on January 1, 1991, to obtain a new certificate of authority under subch. XV.

180.1704 HistoryHistory: 1989 a. 303.

180.1704 AnnotationAs evidenced by the enactment of this section, the state has an interest in having its laws applied to corporations, and their officers and directors, transacting business within the state. Beloit Liquidating Trust v. Grade, 2004 WI 39, 270 Wis. 2d 356, 677 N.W.2d 298, 02-2035.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2003–2008 · leading case: Beloit Liquidating Trust v. Grade, 2004 WI 39 (Wis. 2004).

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Beloit Liquidating Trust v. Grade, 2004 WI 39 (Wis. 2004). · cites it 24× “§ 108 (a) (1999) 1 as a defense, and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Beloit *361 Corporation (Committee) could use § 108(a) to extend the statute of limitations for its breach of fiduciary duty claims.”

Finch v. Southside Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., 2004 WI App 110 (Wis. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 10× “1704 puts all corporations on notice that, when transacting business in Wisconsin, they are subject to Chapter 180.”

Beloit Liquidating Trust v. Grade, 2003 WI App 176 (Wis. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 6× “§ 180.1704, with exceptions not material here, provides that WIS.”

Rual Trade Ltd. v. Viva Trade LLC, 549 F. Supp. 2d 1067 (E.D. Wis. 2008). · cites it 2× “2d 298 (2004) (quoting Wis. Stat. § 180.1704 ). However, Grade does not persuade me to deviate from the normal choice of law rule because, unlike in Grade, Viva does not have a well-established place of business in another jurisdiction; under Rual’s version of the facts, it has…”

Love v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc., 439 F. Supp. 2d 891 (E.D. Wis. 2006). · cites it 7× “The plaintiff argues that Blue Cross is a corporation placed on notice by Wis. Stat. § 180.1704 that if it chooses to transact business in Wisconsin it will be subject to Wisconsin law.”

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