893.92 Action for contribution. An action for contribution based on tort, if the right of contribution does not arise out of a prior judgment allocating the comparative negligence between the parties, shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues or be barred.
History: 1979 c. 323.
Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.22 (4) renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]
A claim for contribution accrues when payment is made. Milwaukee Mutual Insurance Co. v. Priewe, 118 Wis. 2d 318, 348 N.W.2d 585 (Ct. App. 1984).
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
893.01 - Civil actions; objection as to time of commencing.
893.02 - Action, when commenced.
893.04 - Computation of period within which action may be commenced.
893.05 - Relation of statute of limitations to right and remedy.
893.07 - Application of foreign statutes of limitation.
893.10 - Actions, time for commencing.
893.11 - Extension of time if no person to sue.
893.12 - Advance payment of damages; limitation extended.
893.13 - Tolling of statutes of limitation.
893.135 - Tolling of statute of limitations for marital property agreements.
893.137 - Tolling of statute of limitations for certain time-share actions.
893.14 - Limitation on use of a right of action as a defense or counterclaim.
893.15 - Effect of an action in a non-Wisconsin forum on a Wisconsin cause of action.
893.16 - Person under disability.
893.17 - Transition; limitation if disability exists; temporary.
893.18 - Transition; persons under disability.
893.19 - Limitation when person out of state.
893.20 - Application to alien enemy.
893.21 - Effect of military exemption from civil process.
893.22 - Limitation in case of death.
893.24 - Adverse possession; section lines.
893.25 - Adverse possession, not founded on written instrument.
893.26 - Adverse possession, founded on recorded written instrument.
893.27 - Adverse possession; founded on recorded title claim and payment of taxes.
893.28 - Prescriptive rights by adverse user.
893.29 - No adverse possession by or against the state or political subdivisions.
893.30 - Presumption from legal title.
893.305 - Affidavit of interruption; adverse possession and prescriptive use.
893.31 - Tenant's possession that of landlord.
893.32 - Entry upon real estate, when valid as interruption of adverse possession.
893.33 - Action concerning real estate.
893.34 - Immunity for property owners.
893.35 - Action to recover personal property.
893.38 - Extension of certain approvals.
893.40 - Action on judgment or decree; court of record.
893.41 - Breach of contract to marry; action to recover property.
893.415 - Action to collect support.
893.42 - Action on a judgment of court not of record.
893.425 - Fraudulent transfers.
893.44 - Compensation for personal service.
893.45 - Acknowledgment or new promise.
893.46 - Acknowledgment, who not bound by.
893.47 - Actions against parties jointly liable.
893.48 - Payment, effect of, not altered.
893.49 - Payment by one not to affect others.
893.51 - Action for wrongful taking of personal property.
893.52 - Action for damages for injury to property.
893.53 - Action for injury to character or other rights.
893.54 - Injury to the person.
893.55 - Medical malpractice; limitation of actions; limitation of damages; itemization of damages.
893.555 - Limitation of damages; long-term care providers.
893.56 - Health care providers; minors actions.
893.58 - Actions concerning seduction.
893.585 - Sexual exploitation by a therapist.
893.587 - Sexual assault of a child; limitation.
893.59 - Actions concerning damage to highway or railroad grade.
893.60 - What actions not affected.
893.61 - Contract for payment of money; governmental subdivisions.
893.62 - Action concerning usury.
893.63 - Actions on cashier's check, certified check, or bank money order.
893.64 - Actions upon accounts.
893.65 - Bank bills not affected.
893.66 - Certified public accountants; limitations of actions.
893.70 - Action against certain officials.
893.71 - County seat; contesting change.
893.72 - Actions contesting special assessment.
893.73 - Actions contesting governmental decisions.
893.735 - Action by prisoner contesting a governmental decision.
893.74 - School district; contesting validity.
893.75 - Limitation of action attacking municipal contracts.
893.76 - Order to repair or remove building or restore site; contesting.
893.765 - Order to remove wharves or piers in navigable waters; contesting.
893.77 - Validity of municipal obligation.
893.82 - Claims against state employees; notice of claim; limitation of damages.
893.825 - Statutory challenges.
893.85 - Action concerning old-age assistance lien.
893.86 - Action concerning recovery of legal fees paid for indigents.
893.87 - General limitation of action in favor of the state.
893.89 - Action for injury resulting from improvements to real property.
893.895 - Real estate appraisers; limitations of actions.
893.90 - Bond; campaign financing; lobbying.
893.91 - Action for expenses related to a forest fire.
893.92 - Action for contribution.
893.925 - Action for certain damages related to mining.
893.93 - Miscellaneous actions.
893.94 - Organized crime control; civil remedies.
893.95 - Unclaimed property; civil remedies.
893.96 - Family leave and medical leave; civil remedies.
893.965 - Bone marrow and organ donation leave; civil remedies.
893.97 - Business closing notification.