Wisconsin Statutes 895.10 – Tort actions in residential real estate transactions
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 895.10
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- 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) In this section, “residential real estate transaction” means a real estate transfer to which s. 709.01 (1) applies.
(2) In addition to any other remedies available under law, a transferee in a residential real estate transaction may maintain an action in tort against the real estate transferor for fraud committed, or an intentional misrepresentation made, by the transferor in the residential real estate transaction.