Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 90.01 (2026)
Fence viewers
✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases:
SyfertCases citing this section
WI-LEGdocs.legis.wisconsin.gov
JustiaChapter on Justia
CornellLII Search
CasesGoogle Scholar
90.0190.01 Fence viewers. The supervisors in their respective towns, the alderpersons of cities in their respective aldermanic districts, and the trustees of villages in their respective villages shall be fence viewers.
90.01 AnnotationThis chapter’s plain language, when read in light of s. 990.01 (42), unambiguously authorizes a city to administer the enforcement procedures of ss. 90.10 to 90.12. White v. City of Watertown, 2019 WI 9, 385 Wis. 2d 320, 922 N.W.2d 61, 16-2259.
90.01 AnnotationTown supervisors are not authorized by this chapter to settle boundary disputes. 70 Atty. Gen. 187.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2026 · leading case: Stuart White v. City of Watertown, 922 N.W.2d 61 (Wis. 2019).
Stuart White v. City of Watertown, 922 N.W.2d 61 (Wis. 2019). “6 The parties tell us we may find the answer in Wis. Stat. §§ 90.01 (Fence viewers), 90.03 (Partition fences; when required), 90.”
White v. City of Watertown, 2017 WI App 78 (Wis. Ct. App. 2017). “Wis. Stat. § 90.01 ; see also Wis. Stat. § 90.”
Tomaszewski v. Giera, 2003 WI App 65 (Wis. Ct. App. 2003). “Wis. Stat. §§ 90.01 , 90.10. If the fence viewers determine the fence has not been properly built or maintained, they must direct the delinquent party to repair or rebuild the fence within a reasonable time.”
Stuart White v. City of Watertown (Wis. 2019). “The City says Wis. Stat. § 90.01 does nothing but identify who may serve in that capacity.”
Wargolet (E.D. Wis. 2026). “Code ATCP §§90.01 , 91.01, 92.01 and 98.01; and (4) breach of contract.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.