Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 895.375 (2026)

Abrogation of defense that contract was champertous

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895.375895.375 Abrogation of defense that contract was champertous. No action, special proceeding, cross complaint or counterclaim in any court shall be dismissed on the ground that a party to the action is a party to a contract savoring of champerty or maintenance unless the contract is the basis of the claim pleaded.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1990–2015 · leading case: Yorgan v. Durkin, 2006 WI 60 (Wis. 2006).

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Yorgan v. Durkin, 2006 WI 60 (Wis. 2006). · cites it 8× “375 (2003-04), [4] now Wis. Stat. § 895.375 , id., and on the interest that the assignee had in the personal injury lawsuit because of the $120,000 payment it made to compensate for the injuries the assignor sustained.”

Carhart v. Carhart-Halaska Int'l, LLC, 788 F.3d 687 (7th Cir. 2015). “Wis. Stat. § 895.375 states that “no action, special proceeding, cross complaint or counterclaim in any court shall be dismissed on the ground that a party to the action is a party to a contract savoring of champerty or maintenance unless the contract is the basis of the claim…”

In Matter of Est. of Katze-Miller, 463 N.W.2d 853 (Wis. Ct. App. 1990). “869, 871 (1924); see sec. 895.375, Stats. ("No action, special proceeding, cross complaint or counterclaim in any court shall be dismissed on the ground that a party to the action is a party to a contract savoring of champerty or maintenance unless the contract is the basis of…”

Gertsch v. Int'l Equity Rsch., 463 N.W.2d 853 (Wis. Ct. App. 1990). “("No action, special proceeding, cross complaint or counterclaim in any court shall be dismissed on the ground that a party to the action is a party to a contract savoring of champerty or maintenance unless the contract is the basis of the claim pleaded.”

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