Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 844.16 (2026)

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844.16844.16 Complaint. The complaint shall indicate each plaintiff’s interest, the interests of all persons entitled to possession, the nature of the alleged injury and, if damages are asked, shall allege the percentages and amounts claimed by each person claiming an interest.

844.16 HistoryHistory: 1973 c. 189; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 844.16.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: Apple Hill Farms Dev., LLP v. Price, 2012 WI App 69 (Wis. Ct. App. 2012).

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Apple Hill Farms Dev., LLP v. Price, 2012 WI App 69 (Wis. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “Price nonetheless asserts that Huss's complaint failed to meet special pleading requirements identified in Wis. Stat. § 844.16 , which states: "The complaint shall indicate each plaintiffs interest [and] the nature of the alleged injury .”

Krueger v. Allenergy Hixton, LLC, 918 N.W.2d 458 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 11× “But, in this regard, all that the complaint states is that frac sand mining operations "are known to create" a long list of injuries, including "air-pollution," "water pollution," "light pollution," ground "vibration," the "destruction of agricultural and forested lands," an…”

Shirley Walleser v. Kevin Walleser (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “§ 844.16, “[t]he complaint shall indicate each plaintiff’s interest, the interests of all persons entitled to possession, the nature of the alleged injury and, if damages are asked, shall allege the percentages and amounts claimed by each person claiming an interest.”

V.A. House N3595, LLC v. Kt Hay, LLC (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 844.16 (alleging the plaintiff’s interest, the nature of the alleged injury, and the amount of damages sought) in support of the interference with property claim.”

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