Wisconsin § 788.14 - Papers filed with motion regarding award; entry of judgment, effect of judgment.

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§ 788.14. Papers filed with motion regarding award; entry of judgment, effect of judgment.

788.14(1) (1) Any party to a proceeding for an order confirming, modifying or correcting an award shall, at the time the order is filed with the clerk of circuit court for the entry of judgment thereon, also file the following papers with the clerk of circuit court: 788.14(1)(a) (a) The agreement, the selection or appointment, if any, of an additional arbitrator or umpire, and each written extension of the time, if any, within which to make the award; 788.14(1)(b) (b) The award; 788.14(1)(c) (c) Each notice, affidavit or other paper used upon an application to confirm, modify or correct the award, and a copy of each order of the court upon such an application. 788.14(2) (2) The judgment shall be entered in the judgment and lien docket as if it was rendered in an action. 788.14(3) (3) The judgment so entered shall have the same force and effect, in all respects, as, and be subject to all the provisions of law relating to, a judgment in an action; and it may be enforced as if it had been rendered in an action in the court in which it is entered. 788.14 History History: 1979 c. 32 s. 64 ; Stats. 1979 s. 788.14; 1995 a. 224 . 788.14 Annotation Section 806.07 (1) can be used to reopen judgments confirming arbitration awards. Under sub. (3), a judgment confirming an arbitration award shall “have the same force and effect, in all respects, as, and be subject to all the provisions of law relating to, a judgment in an action.” Sands v. Menard, Inc., 2013 WI App 47 , 347 Wis. 2d 446 , 831 N.W.2d 805 , 12-0286 .

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Section 788.14 ("Papers filed with motion regarding award; entry of judgment, effect of judgment.") 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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