820.02 Sale, how conducted. When a division cannot be had without injury to some of the parties interested the court shall order a sale and the sheriff of the county or some other person appointed by said court, shall sell said property, after giving 10 days' notice by posting notices of such sale in 3 public places in the town, city or village where such property is found, at public auction, and the bill of sale of such sheriff or person so appointed shall convey to the purchaser such title, interest and estate in said property as the respective tenants in common had, and the sheriff or person appointed shall forthwith report to the court all his or her proceedings, and the court on confirming the sale shall order the payment to each tenant in common of his or her ratable share of the proceeds of such sale.
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 762 (1975); 1993 a. 486.