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Wis. Stat. § 893.48 (2026)

Payment, effect of, not altered

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893.48893.48 Payment, effect of, not altered. Nothing contained in ss. 893.44 to 893.47 shall alter, take away or lessen the effect of a payment of any principal or interest made by any person, but no endorsement or memorandum of any such payment, written or made upon any promissory note, bill of exchange or other writing, by or on behalf of the party to whom the payment is made or purports to be made, is sufficient proof of the payment so as to take the case out of the operation of this chapter.

893.48 HistoryHistory: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 784 (1975); 1979 c. 323.

893.48 NoteJudicial Council Committee’s Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.46 renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1967–2009 · leading case: Donaldson v. West Bend Mut. Ins., 2009 WI App 134 (Wis. Ct. App. 2009).

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Donaldson v. West Bend Mut. Ins., 2009 WI App 134 (Wis. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “49) and 1965 (becoming Wis. Stat. §§ 893.48 and 893.49). 6 Then, in 1980, the legislature repealed and recreated Wis.”

Rod v. Farrell, 291 N.W.2d 568 (Wis. 1980). · cites it 2× “" See also, sec. 893.48, Stats.: "893.48 Computation of time, basis for.”

Rosenthal v. Kurtz, 213 N.W.2d 741 (Wis. 1974). “Chief Justice Hallows dissented in Peterson, supra, pointing out that the personal injury period of limitations, sec. 893.48, Stats., must be read in conjunction with sec.”

City of Milwaukee v. Firemen Relief Ass'n of City of Milwaukee, 149 N.W.2d 589 (Wis. 1967). “The computation of time for the running and for the tolling of statutes of limitation is governed by sec. 893.48, Stats., which provides: “Computation of time, basis for.”

Jt. Sch. Dist. No. 1 v. City of Chilton, 253 N.W.2d 879 (Wis. 1977). · cites it 2× “Section 893.48, Stats. 6 provides, however, that the statute of limitations runs from the time a cause of ae *63 tion arises.”

Cuisinier v. Sattler, 277 N.W.2d 776 (Wis. 1979). “This statute is not inconsistent with sec. 893.48, Stats. 2 Sec. 990.001 (4) (b) specifically deals with the special situation when the time period ends on a Sunday or legal holiday.”

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