Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 402.515 (2026)

Preserving evidence of goods in dispute

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402.515402.515 Preserving evidence of goods in dispute. In furtherance of the adjustment of any claim or dispute:

402.515(1)(1) Either party on reasonable notification to the other and for the purpose of ascertaining the facts and preserving evidence has the right to inspect, test and sample the goods including such of them as may be in the possession or control of the other; and

402.515(2)(2) The parties may agree to a 3rd party inspection or survey to determine the conformity or condition of the goods and may agree that the findings shall be binding upon them in any subsequent litigation or adjustment.

402.515 HistoryHistory: 2005 a. 253.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1997–2001 · leading case: Herzberg v. Ford Motor Co., 2001 WI App 65 (Wis. Ct. App. 2001).

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Herzberg v. Ford Motor Co., 2001 WI App 65 (Wis. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Ford cites to the following provisions of the UCC: Wis. Stat. § 402.515 ("Preserving evidence of goods in dispute"), § 402.”

J.R. Cousin Indus., Inc. v. Menard, Inc., 127 F.3d 580 (7th Cir. 1997). “Cousin claims that Menard broke the contract by violating section 2-215(a) (codified in Wisconsin as Wis. Stat. § 402.515 (1)), which if applicable and not waived (issues raised by the appeal) conferred a right of inspection on Cousin.”

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