Wisconsin Statutes 843.14 – Judgment
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 843.14
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Land: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) The judgment shall award the relief, legal or equitable, to which the plaintiff is entitled. Specifically, and without limitation, the defendant may be enjoined from remaining on the property, be required to remove structures or encroachments which interfere with plaintiff’s right to possession, or the sheriff may be ordered to abate structures or encroachments. If the plaintiff in the plaintiff’s complaint demanded the physical ouster of persons on the premises, and if the plaintiff proves the plaintiff’s right to immediate physical possession of the land, the judgment may provide that the plaintiff be given immediate physical possession.
(2) If the court determines that the defendant is entitled to purchase plaintiff’s property, it shall so adjudge, and the amount found as the value shall be paid within 30 days after entry of judgment. Upon payment, plaintiff’s interest in the property described shall vest in the defendant, and the judgment shall serve as the conveyance. If the amount is not paid in 30 days, plaintiff may have execution of the judgment in the plaintiff’s favor.