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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 784.09

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

If judgment is in favor of the person alleged to be entitled the person is entitled, after taking the oath of office and executing the official bond required by law, to assume the execution of the office. It is the person’s duty immediately thereafter to demand of the defendant in the action all the books and papers in the defendant’s custody or power belonging to the office.