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Wis. Stat. § 895.43 (2026)

Intentional killing by beneficiary of contract

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895.43895.43 Intentional killing by beneficiary of contract. The rights of a beneficiary of a contractual arrangement who kills the principal obligee under the contractual arrangement are governed by s. 854.14.
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895.43 HistoryHistory: 1981 c. 228; 1987 a. 222; 1997 a. 188.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 88 cases, 1966–2019 · leading case: Scarpaci v. Milwaukee Cnty., 292 N.W.2d 816 (Wis. 1980).
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Scarpaci v. Milwaukee Cnty., 292 N.W.2d 816 (Wis. 1980). · cites it 46× “The plaintiffs gave notice of injury pursuant to sec. 895.43, Stats., and notice of claim.”
Willow Creek Ranch, L.L.C. v. Town of Shelby, 2000 WI 56 (Wis. 2000). · cites it 24× “To understand the current statute, we must look backward. Subsection (1) of the 1963 law directed that: "No action founded on tort, except as provided in s.”
Milwaukee Metro. Sewerage Dist. v. City of Milwaukee, 2005 WI 8 (Wis. 2005). · cites it 6× “[13] The legislature changed the statutory numbering to Wis. Stat. § 895.43 in 1965, and Wis. Stat.”
Sambs v. City of Brookfield, 293 N.W.2d 504 (Wis. 1980). · cites it 7× “In 1973, the legislature limited the amount recoverable in a suit against a state officer to $100,000. Laws of 1973, ch. 333, sec. 182c, sec.”
City of Racine v. Waste Facility Siting Bd., 575 N.W.2d 712 (Wis. 1998). · cites it 14× “Chapter 285, Laws of 1977, legislation which repealed and recreated Wis. Stat. § 895.43 , the predecessor to Wis.”
Ferdon Ex Rel. Petrucelli v. Wisconsin Patients Comp. Fund, 2005 WI 125 (Wis. 2005). · cites it 4× “83 and Wis. Stat. § 895.43 has been renumbered Wis.”
Gutter v. Seamandel, 308 N.W.2d 403 (Wis. 1981). · cites it 6× “Sec. 895.43(1), Stats. 1975, provided that no action shall be maintained against a city employee unless a notice of injury be served on the employee.”
Bostco LLC v. Milwaukee Metro. Sewerage Dist., 2013 WI 78 (Wis. 2013). · cites it 4× “¶48 As the Legislative Council Report of 1976 also explains: Prior to 1961 local units of government in Wisconsin were generally immune from tort liability because of the judicial doctrine of governmental immunity.”
Owen v. City of Indep., 445 U.S. 622 (1980). · cites it 2× “2d 228, 233 (1974) (en banc); Wis. Stat. § 895.43 (3) (1977). [26] Colo.”
Morris v. Juneau Cnty., 579 N.W.2d 690 (Wis. 1998). · cites it 9× “Rather, in 1977, the legislature made sweeping changes to the notice provisions for various governmental entities by combining the notice requirements into Wis. Stat. § 895.43 (1978) (now Wis. Stat.”
Michael Engelhardt v. City of New Berlin, 921 N.W.2d 714 (Wis. 2019). · cites it 4× “43 , which later became Wis. Stat. § 895.43 , which is now Wis. Stat.”
Showers Appraisals, LLC v. Musson Bros., Inc., 2013 WI 79 (Wis. 2013). · cites it 4× “80(4)'s predecessor, Wis. Stat. § 895.43 (3)). Our use of the statutory terms in this case, rather than the designation "discretionary," is not intended as a change to the immunity analysis, but rather as a recognition that the applicable standard is based on precise statutory…”
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— Wis. Stat. § 895.43(1) — 10 cases
Gutter v. Seamandel, 308 N.W.2d 403 (Wis. 1981). “Sec. 895.43(1), Stats. 1975, provided that no action shall be maintained against a city employee unless a notice of injury be served on the employee.”
Maple Grove Country Club Inc. v. Maple Grove Estates Sanitary Dist., 926 N.W.2d 184 (Wis. 2019).
Nielsen Ex Rel. Johnson v. Town of Silver Cliff, 334 N.W.2d 242 (Wis. 1983).
Kaiser v. City of Mauston, 299 N.W.2d 259 (Wis. Ct. App. 1980).
Weiss v. City of Milwaukee, 255 N.W.2d 496 (Wis. 1977).
— Wis. Stat. § 895.43(1971) — 1 case
Rouse v. Theda Clark Med. Ctr., Inc., 2007 WI 87 (Wis. 2007).
— Wis. Stat. § 895.43(2) — 4 cases
Sambs v. City of Brookfield, 293 N.W.2d 504 (Wis. 1980). “In 1973, the legislature limited the amount recoverable in a suit against a state officer to $100,000. Laws of 1973, ch. 333, sec. 182c, sec.”
Sambs v. City of Brookfield, 289 N.W.2d 308 (Wis. Ct. App. 1979).
Wilmot v. Racine Country, 382 N.W.2d 442 (Wis. Ct. App. 1985).
Kilaru v. Watts, 59 F.R.D. 569 (E.D. Wis. 1973).
— Wis. Stat. § 895.43(3) — 14 cases
Hamed v. Cnty. of Milwaukee, 321 N.W.2d 199 (Wis. 1982).
Lifer Ex Rel. Grutzner v. Raymond, 259 N.W.2d 537 (Wis. 1977).
Scarpaci v. Milwaukee Cnty., 292 N.W.2d 816 (Wis. 1980). “The plaintiffs gave notice of injury pursuant to sec. 895.43, Stats., and notice of claim.”
Umansky v. ABC Ins., 2009 WI 82 (Wis. 2009).
Foss v. Town of Kronenwetter, 273 N.W.2d 801 (Wis. Ct. App. 1978).
— Wis. Stat. § 895.43(4) — 9 cases
Scarpaci v. Milwaukee Cnty., 292 N.W.2d 816 (Wis. 1980). “The plaintiffs gave notice of injury pursuant to sec. 895.43, Stats., and notice of claim.”
C.L. v. Olson, 422 N.W.2d 614 (Wis. 1988).
Maynard v. City of Madison, 304 N.W.2d 163 (Wis. Ct. App. 1981).
Poynter v. Johnston, 338 N.W.2d 484 (Wis. 1983).
Linville v. City of Janesville, 497 N.W.2d 465 (Wis. Ct. App. 1993).
— Wis. Stat. § 895.43(l)(a) — 1 case
Snopek v. Lakeland Med. Ctr., 573 N.W.2d 213 (Wis. Ct. App. 1997).
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