Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 842.04 (2026)

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842.04842.04 Defendants. Any cotenant not joined as a plaintiff must be joined as a defendant; if a judgment affecting the interest of any tenant, lienholder or person in physical possession is demanded, such person must be joined as a defendant.

842.04 HistoryHistory: 1973 c. 189; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 842.04.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1981–2016 · leading case: Prince Corp. v. James N. Vandenberg, 2016 WI 49 (Wis. 2016).

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Prince Corp. v. James N. Vandenberg, 2016 WI 49 (Wis. 2016). · cites it 7× “1941) (discussing whether and under what circumstances mortgagees and judgment creditors of tenants in commons should be made parties to partition proceedings); see also Wis. Stat. § 842.04 (stating that, in a partition action, "[i]f a judgment affecting the interest of any .”

Reckner v. Reckner, 314 N.W.2d 159 (Wis. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 4× “Section 842.04 provides that any co-tenant not joined as plaintiff must be joined as a defendant.”

Johnson v. Johnson, 2016 WI App 60 (Wis. Ct. App. 2016). “" Kevin then confirmed he lived there alone "[djuring the winter of 2013 and 2014.”

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