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WI Code › Chapter 843 › Section 843.05

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(1) If the property is occupied, or if any person is in physical possession, or if any person is exercising acts of ownership on the property, such occupant or possessor shall be made a defendant.

(2) The court may award a separate trial to any defendant; in a joint trial, several judgments may be rendered.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 843.05.

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