Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 94.27 (2026)

Liability for damages

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94.2794.27 Liability for damages. Any person who builds or maintains any dam or constructs or keeps open any ditch or drain under s. 94.26 is liable to persons whose lands are overflowed or otherwise injured by the dam, ditch or drain for the full sum of damages sustained, which shall be ascertained under s. 94.28 and recovered under ss. 94.28 to 94.30.

94.27 HistoryHistory: 1993 a. 492; 1997 a. 253.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: Tenpas v. Dep't of Nat. Resources, 436 N.W.2d 297 (Wis. 1989).

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Tenpas v. Dep't of Nat. Resources, 436 N.W.2d 297 (Wis. 1989). “, provide a comprehensive scheme for the erection and maintenance of cranberry dams and detailed procedures for arbitration and recovery of damages if injury is occasioned by the failure of a dam.”

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