Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 893.71 (2026)

County seat; contesting change

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893.71893.71 County seat; contesting change. An action or proceeding to test the validity of a change of any county seat shall be commenced within 3 years after the date of the publication of the governor’s proclamation of such change or be barred. Every defense founded upon the invalidity of any such change must be interposed within 3 years after the date of the aforesaid publication, and the time of commencement of the action or proceeding to which any such defense is made shall be deemed the time when such defense is interposed.

893.71 HistoryHistory: 1979 c. 323.

893.71 NoteJudicial Council Committee’s Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.20 (3) renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: Landis v. Physicians Ins. Co. of Wisconsin, Inc., 2001 WI 86 (Wis. 2001).

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Landis v. Physicians Ins. Co. of Wisconsin, Inc., 2001 WI 86 (Wis. 2001). · cites it 4× “66 (six-year limitations on actions against accountants); Wis. Stat. § 893.71 (three-year limitation on action to contest the validity of a change of any county seat); Wis.”

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