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Wis. Stat. § 814.12 (2026)

Costs may be set off

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814.12814.12 Costs may be set off. If, in any action, a recovery be had by one party and costs be awarded to the other the court may set off one against the other and render judgment for the balance.
814.12 HistoryHistory: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 814.12.
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Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Hamdan v. Dawicki, 2006 WI App 209 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006).
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Hamdan v. Dawicki, 2006 WI App 209 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 5× “Dawicki filed a motion after verdict for judgment on the verdict and asking the court to offset the amount of her costs against the amount of the judgment in favor of Ham-dan; that is, reduce the judgment pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 814.12 . The judgment in favor of Hamdan would…”
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