AB933, s. 151 16Section 151. 880.295 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 880.295 (1) (a) and
17amended to read:
AB933,66,418 880.295 (1) (a) When a patient in any state or county hospital or mental
19hospital or in any state institution for the mentally deficient, or a resident of the
20county home or infirmary, appears in need of a guardian, and does not have a
21guardian, the department of health and family services by its collection and
22deportation counsel, or the county corporation counsel, may apply to the circuit court
23of the county in which the patient resided at the time of commitment or to the circuit
24court of the county in which the facility in which the patient resides is located for the
25appointment of a guardian of the person and estate, or either, or for the appointment

1of a conservator of the estate, and the court, upon the application, may appoint the
2guardian or conservator in the manner provided for the appointment of guardians
3under ss. 880.08 (1) and 880.33 or for the appointment of conservators under s.
4880.31.
AB933,66,6 5(b) If application is made by a corporation counsel, a copy of the petition made
6to the court shall be filed with the department of health and family services.
AB933,66,14 7(c) If application is made by a corporation counsel for appointment of a
8guardian of the estate of the patient or resident, or by the patient or resident for
9appointment of a conservator of the patient's or resident's estate, the court may
10designate the county as guardian or conservator if the court finds that no relative or
11friend is available to serve as guardian or conservator and the county is not required
12to make or file any oath or give any bond or security, except in the discretion of the
13court making the appointment, as similarly provided under s. 223.03 (8) (6) (a) in the
14case of the appointment of a trust company bank corporation.
AB933,66,16 15(d) The court may place any limitations upon the guardianship or
16conservatorship as it deems considers to be in the best interest of the patient.
AB933,67,2 17(e) Before any county employee administers the funds of a person's estate of for
18which the county has been appointed guardian or conservator, the employee must be
19designated as securities agent in the classified service of the county, and the
20employee's designation as securities agent shall appear on all court papers which
21that the security agent signs in the name of the county as guardian or conservator.
22The securities agent, before entering upon the duties, shall also furnish an official
23bond in such the amount and with such the sureties as that the county board
24determines, subject to the prior approval of the amount by the court assigned to

1exercise jurisdiction. The bond shall be filed in the office of the register in probate,
2and a duplicate original thereof of the bond filed in the office of the county clerk.
AB933,67,7 3(f) A conservatorship under this section shall be terminated by the court upon
4discharge of the patient unless application for continued conservatorship is made.
5The superintendent or director of the facility shall notify the court of the discharge
6of a patient for whom a guardian or conservator has been appointed under this
7subsection.
AB933, s. 152 8Section 152. 891.32 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,67,16 9891.32 Allegation as to executor, guardian, etc representative
10capacity
. Whenever a plaintiff shall sue sues as an executor, administrator a
11personal representative
, guardian, or trustee and shall allege alleges in the
12complaint appointment as such, to that position and, if appointed the appointment
13was made
in another state or a foreign country, the filing or recording of the
14authenticated copy of the appointment, as required by the laws of this state, such
15those allegations shall be taken as true unless specifically denied by the defendant
16by
in the defendant's answer.
AB933, s. 153 17Section 153. 893.22 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,68,2 18893.22 Limitation in case of death. If a person entitled to bring an action
19dies before the expiration of the time limited for the commencement of the action and
20the cause of action survives, an action may be commenced by the person's
21representatives after the expiration of that time and within one year from the
22person's death. If a person against whom an action may be brought dies before the
23expiration of the time limited for the commencement of the action and the cause of
24action survives, an action may be commenced after the expiration of that time and

1within one year after the issuing, within this state, of letters testamentary or of other
2letters authorizing the
administration of the decedent's estate.
AB933, s. 154 3Section 154. 893.46 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,68,8 4893.46 Acknowledgment, who not bound by. If there are 2 or more joint
5contractors or joint administrators personal representatives of any contractor, no
6such joint contractor, executor or administrator joint personal representative shall
7lose the benefit of this chapter so as to be chargeable by reason only of any
8acknowledgment or promise made by any other of them.
AB933, s. 155 9Section 155. 893.47 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,68,17 10893.47 Actions against parties jointly liable. In actions commenced
11against 2 or more joint contractors or joint executors or administrators personal
12representatives
of any contractors, if it shall appear, on the trial or otherwise, that
13the plaintiff is barred by this chapter as to one or more of the defendants, but is
14entitled to recover against any other or others of them, by virtue of a new
15acknowledgment or promise, or otherwise, judgment shall be given for the plaintiff
16as to any of the defendants against whom the plaintiff is entitled to recover and for
17the other defendant or defendants against the plaintiff.
AB933, s. 156 18Section 156. 893.49 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,68,22 19893.49 Payment by one not to affect others. If there are 2 or more joint
20contractors or joint executors or administrators personal representatives of any
21contractor, no one of them shall lose the benefit of this chapter, so as to be chargeable,
22by reason only of any payment made by any other of them.
AB933, s. 157 23Section 157. 895.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,69,5 24895.02 Measure of damages against executor personal representative.
25When any action mentioned described in s. 895.01 (1) shall be prosecuted to

1judgment against the executor or administrator personal representative, the
2plaintiff shall be entitled to recover only for the value of the goods taken, including
3any unjust enrichment of the defendant, or for the damages actually sustained,
4without any vindictive or exemplary damages or damages for alleged outrage to the
5feelings of the injured party.
AB933, s. 158 6Section 158. 895.031 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,69,20 7895.031 Recovery from estate of wrongdoer. Whenever If the death of a
8person shall be is caused by a wrongful act, neglect or default and the act, neglect or
9default is such as would
or omission committed in this state that, if death had not
10ensued, would have entitled the party injured party to maintain an action and
11recover damages in respect thereof, then in every such case, and the wrongdoer who
12would have been liable if death had not ensued, although such wrongdoer shall die

13dies prior to the time of the death of such the injured person, the wrongdoer shall be
14liable to an action for damages notwithstanding the wrongdoer's prior either death
15and notwithstanding the death of the person injured; provided that such action shall
16be brought for a death caused in this state
. Any right of action which may accrue by
17such injury to the person of another although the death of the wrongdoer occurred
18prior thereto
against a deceased wrongdoer under this section shall be enforced by
19bringing an action against the executor or administrator or deceased wrongdoer's
20personal representative of such deceased wrongdoer.
Note: This treatment attempts to reduce wordiness.
AB933, s. 159 21Section 159. 895.38 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,70,422 895.38 (5) The procedure for hearing, settling, and allowing such the
23principal's
account shall be according to the practice prescribed by ch. 862 in the
24matter of account of executors and administrators
for personal representatives.

1Upon the trust fund or estate being found or made good and paid over or properly
2secured, such the surety shall be discharged from all liability. Upon demand by the
3principal, the discharged surety shall return the unearned part of the premium paid
4for the canceled bond.
AB933, s. 160 5Section 160. 895.41 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,70,116 895.41 (3) (a) (intro.) In case an employee who was required to give a cash bond
7dies before the cash bond is withdrawn in the manner provided in sub. (1), the
8accounting and withdrawal may be effected not less than 5 days after the employee's
9death and before the filing of a petition for letters testamentary or of other letters
10authorizing the
administration in the matter of the decedent's estate, by the
11employer with any of the following, in the following order:
AB933, s. 161 12Section 161. 895.41 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,70,1813 895.41 (3) (d) If no relatives designated under par. (a) survive, the employer
14may apply the cash bond, or so much thereof of the cash bond as may be necessary,
15to paying creditors of the decedent in the order of preference prescribed in s. 859.25
16for satisfaction of debts by executors and administrators personal representatives.
17The making of payment under this paragraph shall be a discharge and release of the
18employer to the amount of the payment.
AB933, s. 162 19Section 162 . 895.42 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 895.42 (1) (b) (intro.) and
20amended to read:
AB933,71,1221 895.42 (1) (b) (intro.) In case If in any proceeding in any court of record it is
22determined that moneys or other personal property in the custody of or under the
23control of any administrator, executor personal representative, trustee, receiver, or
24other officer of the court, belongs to a natural person if the person is alive, or to an
25artificial person if it is in existence and entitled to receive, and otherwise to some

1other person, and the court or judge making such determination finds that there is
2not sufficient evidence showing that the natural person first entitled to take is alive,
3or that the artificial person is in existence and entitled to receive, or in case such
4money or other personal property, including any legacy or share of intestate property
5cannot be delivered to the legatee or heir or person entitled thereto because of the fact
6that such person is a member of the military or naval forces of the United States or
7any of its allies or is engaged in any of the armed forces abroad or with the American
8Red Cross society or other body or other similar business, then in either or any of such
9cases
any of the following, the court or judge may direct that the officer having
10custody or control of such the money or other personal property, to deposit the same
11in
the money or property with any trust company , or any state or national bank
12within the state of Wisconsin authorized to exercise trust powers, taking its
:
AB933,71,16 13(c) Any officer depositing money or property with a trust company under par.
14(b), shall take the trust company's
receipt therefor, and the said for the deposit. The
15receipt shall, to the extent of the deposit so made, constitute a complete discharge
16of the said officer in any accounting made by the officer made in said the proceeding.
Note: This treatment attempts to reduce wordiness and redundancies and to make
terminology throughout the section consistent with other statutes.
AB933, s. 163 17Section 163. 895.42 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB933,71,1918 895.42 (1) (a) In this subsection, "trust company" means any trust company or
19any state or national bank in this state that is authorized to exercise trust powers.
Note: This definition is created to simplify sentence structure.
AB933, s. 164 20Section 164. 895.42 (1) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
AB933,71,2321 895.42 (1) (b) 1. That there is not sufficient evidence showing that the natural
22person first entitled to take is alive, or that the artificial person is in existence and
23entitled to receive.
AB933,72,5
12. That the money or other personal property, including any legacy or share of
2intestate property, cannot be delivered to the person entitled to the money or
3property because the person is a member of the military or naval forces of the United
4States or any of its allies or is engaged in any of the armed forces abroad or with the
5American Red Cross society or other body or similar business.
Note: See Section 162 of this bill.
AB933, s. 165 6Section 165. 898.27 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,72,12 7898.27 Assignment of bond. If any such bond shall be given under s. 898.17
8is
forfeited, the party at whose suit the person executing the same bond shall have
9been confined or, in case of his or her death, the executor or administrator of such
10party
that party's personal representative, shall be entitled to an assignment thereof
11of the bond, which shall be made by the sheriff taking the same, or, in case of a
12vacancy in the sheriff's office, by the sheriff's undersheriff.
AB933, s. 166 13Section 166. 990.01 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: The term "executor" is removed from the statutes by this bill.
AB933, s. 167 14Section 167. 990.01 (27m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB933,72,1615 990.01 (27m) Personal representative. "Personal representative" means a
16person, however denominated, who is authorized to administer a decedent's estate.
AB933,72,1717 (End)
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