Wisconsin § 403.119 - Notice of right to defend action.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 403.119 — Notice of right to defend action., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 403.119. Notice of right to defend action.
In an action for breach of an obligation for which a 3rd person is answerable over under this chapter or ch. 404 , the defendant may give the 3rd person written notice of the litigation, and the person notified may then give similar notice to any other person who is answerable over. If the notice states that the person notified may come in and defend and that failure to do so will bind the person notified in an action later brought by the person giving the notice as to any determination of fact common to the 2 litigations, the person notified is so bound unless after seasonable receipt of the notice the person notified does come in and defend. 403.119 History History: 1995 a. 449 . subch. II of ch. 403 SUBCHAPTER II NEGOTIATION, TRANSFER AND ENDORSEMENT
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 403.119 ("Notice of right to defend action.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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