818.14 Application of deposit. Where money remains on deposit at the time of judgment for the payment of money to the plaintiff, the clerk shall, under direction of the court, apply the same in satisfaction thereof, and refund the surplus to the defendant, except as provided in s. 814.61 (12) (c). If judgment be for the defendant the clerk shall return the deposit to the defendant.
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 809.14; Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiiiv (1978); Stats. 1977 s. 818.14; 1989 a. 191; 1991 a. 32.