Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 184.06 (2026)
Liability in tort and contract
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184.06(1)(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.
184.06(2)(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.
184.06(3)(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.
184.06(4)(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.
184.06(5)(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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1984–1984 · leading case: Appeal of Seacoast Anti-Pollution League, 490 A.2d 1329 (N.H. 1984).
Appeal of Seacoast Anti-Pollution League, 490 A.2d 1329 (N.H. 1984). “” Wis. Stat. § 184.06 (1) (1981-82) (emphasis added).”
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