Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 841.04 (2026)

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841.04841.04 Answer. The answer shall indicate the nature and derivation of defendant’s interest. If the defendant, by answer, disclaims any interest in the described property or in plaintiff’s claimed interest, no further answer is necessary.

841.04 HistoryHistory: 1973 c. 189; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 841.04.

841.04 AnnotationA defendant’s answer that fails to assert an interest in the property terminates the defendant’s right to participate in the action. Auer Park Corp., Inc. v. Derynda, 230 Wis. 2d 317, 601 N.W.2d 841 (Ct. App. 1999), 98-1787.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2007 · leading case: Auer Park Corp., Inc. v. Derynda, 601 N.W.2d 841 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999).

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Auer Park Corp., Inc. v. Derynda, 601 N.W.2d 841 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 6× “First, we conclude that this issue is governed by § 841.04, Stats. Chapter 841, Stats., details how a party may declare his or her interest in real property.”

Vill. of Hobart v. Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, 2007 WI App 180 (Wis. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Wis. Stat. § 841.04 . These pleading requirements make little sense when applied to governmental entities; taken literally, they *768 would require the entity to explain that the nature of its interest is regulatory and it acquired that interest by virtue of the Wisconsin…”

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