In this chapter, unless otherwise expressly stated:

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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 113.01

  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
   (1)   “Obligation” includes a liability in tort.
   (2)   “Obligee” includes a person having a right based on a tort.
   (3)   “Obligor” includes a person liable for a tort.
   (4)   “Several obligors” means obligors severally bound for the same performance.