Wisconsin Statutes 757.01 – Powers of courts
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The several courts of record of this state shall have power:
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 757.01
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
(1) To issue process of subpoena, requiring the attendance of any witness, residing or being in any part of this state, to testify in any matter or cause pending or triable in such courts.
(2) To administer oaths to witnesses in any such matter or cause, and in all other cases where it may be necessary in the exercise of the powers and duties of such court.
(3) To devise and make such writs and proceedings as may be necessary to carry into effect the powers and jurisdiction possessed by them.
(4) To exercise any of the powers and duties of a circuit court commissioner.