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Wis. Stat. § 401.102 (2026)

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401.102401.102Scope of chapter. This chapter applies to a transaction to the extent that it is governed by another chapter in chs. 402 to 411.
401.102 HistoryHistory: 2009 a. 320.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 25 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2025 · leading case: Menard, Inc. v. Liteway Lighting Prods., 2005 WI 98 (Wis. 2005).
Menard, Inc. v. Liteway Lighting Prods., 2005 WI 98 (Wis. 2005). · cites it 8× “Restatement (Second) § 24(2) states: What factual grouping constitutes a "transaction", and what groupings constitute a "series", are to be determined pragmatically, giving weight to such considerations as whether the facts are related in time, space, origin, or motivation,…”
Nat'l Operating, L.P. v. Mut. Life Ins., 2001 WI 87 (Wis. 2001). · cites it 8× “" Wis. Stat. § 401.102 (2)(a). Another goal of the Code is to "make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions.”
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. v. Ford Motor Co., 592 N.W.2d 201 (Wis. 1999). · cites it 8× “" Wis. Stat. § 401.102 . Despite these references to "commercial transactions" and "commercial practices," nowhere does the U.”
Mayberry v. Volkswagen of Am., Inc., 2005 WI 13 (Wis. 2005). · cites it 8× “For purposes of construction, Wis. Stat. § 401.102 (1) directs that "[c]hapters 401 to 411 shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.”
Flambeau Prods. Corp. v. Honeywell Info. Sys., Inc., 341 N.W.2d 655 (Wis. 1984). · cites it 8× “1-102, UCC; sec. 401.102, Stats. 1981-82. The underlying purposes and policies of the UCC as set forth in the UCC are as follows: "(a) To simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing commercial transactions; "(b) To permit the continued expansion of commercial practices…”
Kraenzler v. Brace, 2009 WI App 131 (Wis. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 28× “1 Wis. Stat. § 401.102 (2). There is an exception to the U.”
In Re Dunlap, 383 B.R. 113 (Bankr. E.D. Wis. 2008). · cites it 4× “Wis. Stat. § 401.102 (2)(b) declares that Uniform Commercial Code provisions are intended “to permit the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom usage and agreement of the parties.”
Borowski v. Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A., 579 N.W.2d 247 (Wis. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “" Section 401.102(2)(c), STATS., 1991-92. We therefore give substantial weight to cases from other jurisdictions that address the validity of reduced time limits for notice under statutes analogous to § 404.”
Bank of Waunakee, a Wisconsin Banking Corp. v. Rochester Cheese Sales, Inc., a Minnesota Corp., 906 F.2d 1185 (7th Cir. 1990). “” Wis.Stat. § 401.102(l)-(2). Commentators have noted that a further purpose of the UCC is “simply that the law of commercial transactions be, so far as reasonable, liberal and nontechnical.”
Doe v. Gen. Motors Acceptance Corp., 2001 WI App 199 (Wis. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “207 , so as to further the goal of uniformity of interpretation of the provisions of the UCC: The Uniform Commercial Code is a series of related uniform laws that are intended to "simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing commercial transactions.”
Gehin v. Wisconsin Grp. Ins. Bd., 2005 WI 16 (Wis. 2005). · cites it 2× “, § 401.102, at 87. "[T]he probative value of the evidence .”
State Bank of Hartland v. Arndt, 385 N.W.2d 219 (Wis. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “Duty of Diligence, Reasonableness and Care not Violated Section 401.102(3), Stats., provides that "the obligations of good faith, diligence, reasonableness and care prescribed by chs.”
— Wis. Stat. § 401.102(1) — 1 case
— Wis. Stat. § 401.102(2) — 2 cases
Flambeau Prods. Corp. v. Honeywell Info. Sys., Inc., 341 N.W.2d 655 (Wis. 1984). “1-102, UCC; sec. 401.102, Stats. 1981-82. The underlying purposes and policies of the UCC as set forth in the UCC are as follows: "(a) To simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing commercial transactions; "(b) To permit the continued expansion of commercial practices…”
Flambeau Prods. Corp. v. Honeywell Info. Sys., Inc., 330 N.W.2d 228 (Wis. Ct. App. 1983).
— Wis. Stat. § 401.102(2)(a) — 1 case
Allied Ins. Ctr., Inc. v. Wauwatosa Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 546 N.W.2d 544 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996).
— Wis. Stat. § 401.102(2)(b) — 1 case
Daniel v. Bank of Hayward, 425 N.W.2d 416 (Wis. 1988).
— Wis. Stat. § 401.102(2)(c) — 4 cases
Borowski v. Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A., 579 N.W.2d 247 (Wis. Ct. App. 1998). “" Section 401.102(2)(c), STATS., 1991-92. We therefore give substantial weight to cases from other jurisdictions that address the validity of reduced time limits for notice under statutes analogous to § 404.”
Miracle Feeds, Inc. v. Attica Dairy Farm, 385 N.W.2d 208 (Wis. Ct. App. 1986).
Belke v. M & I First Nat'l Bank of Stevens Point, 525 N.W.2d 737 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994).
River Valley State Bank v. Peterson, 453 N.W.2d 193 (Wis. Ct. App. 1990).
— Wis. Stat. § 401.102(3) — 2 cases
Kraenzler v. Brace, 2009 WI App 131 (Wis. Ct. App. 2009). “1 Wis. Stat. § 401.102 (2). There is an exception to the U.”
State Bank of Hartland v. Arndt, 385 N.W.2d 219 (Wis. Ct. App. 1986). “Duty of Diligence, Reasonableness and Care not Violated Section 401.102(3), Stats., provides that "the obligations of good faith, diligence, reasonableness and care prescribed by chs.”
— Wis. Stat. § 401.102(l) — 1 case
Bank of Waunakee, a Wisconsin Banking Corp. v. Rochester Cheese Sales, Inc., a Minnesota Corp., 906 F.2d 1185 (7th Cir. 1990). “” Wis.Stat. § 401.102(l)-(2). Commentators have noted that a further purpose of the UCC is “simply that the law of commercial transactions be, so far as reasonable, liberal and nontechnical.”
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