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Wis. Stat. § 851.15 (2026)

Mortgage

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851.15851.15 Mortgage. “Mortgage” means any agreement or arrangement in which property is used as security.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1984–2015 · leading case: Bank of New York v. Shirley T. Carson, 2015 WI 15 (Wis. 2015).
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Bank of New York v. Shirley T. Carson, 2015 WI 15 (Wis. 2015). · cites it 4× “" Wis. Stat. § 851.15 . "Wisconsin is a lien-theory state with regard to 1 No.”
Klemme v. Schoneman, 477 N.W.2d 77 (Wis. Ct. App. 1991). “6 The trial court also ruled that the lien fit the definition of a mortgage found in sec. 851.15, Stats. Robert contends this, too, was error.”
Bank of New York v. Shirley T. Carson (Wis. 2015). · cites it 2× “" Wis. Stat. § 851.15 . "Wisconsin is a lien-theory state with regard to 1 No.”
In re Kienol, 44 B.R. 959 (W.D. Wis. 1984). “§ 851.15 (Probate Code) provides, “ ‘Mortgage’ means any agreement or arrangement in which property is used as security.”
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