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Wis JI-Civil 2797B
Affirmative defense: statute of limitations - Wis. Stat. 242.09
(Defendant) contends that (plaintiff)’s lawsuit was not filed within the time set by law.
[To succeed on this defense, (defendant) must prove either that (plaintiff) filed (his)
(her) (its) action more than four years after the (transfer was made) (obligation was
incurred) or, if later, that (plaintiff) filed the action more than one year after the (transfer)
(obligation) was, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence could have been, discovered.1
[To succeed on this defense, (defendant) must prove that (plaintiff) filed (his) (her)
(its) lawsuit more than four years after the transfer was made or the obligation was
incurred.]2
History
Wis JI-Civil 2797B (11/2025). Release No. 59. Wisconsin Court System, 11/2025. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
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- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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