Any purchaser receiving a deed from the sheriff or other officer conducting such sale, shall be vested with all the estate, title and interest of all the parties to the action and those claiming under them, to the real estate sold, as indicated in the final judgment of sale.
842.20.Sheriff’s deed.
Ch. 842: Partition of Interest in Real Property · Last amended 1975 · Last verified July 15, 2026
In one sentenceSection 842.20 says that a deed a purchaser receives from the sheriff at a partition sale passes all the estate, title, and interest that the parties to the action, and those claiming under them, held in the property, as spelled out in the final judgment of sale.
Full Text of Section 842.20
Plain-English Summary
Section 842.20 defines what a buyer walks away with after a partition sale. Any purchaser who receives a deed from the sheriff, or other officer conducting the sale, is vested with all the estate, title, and interest of all the parties to the action, and those claiming under them, in the real estate that was sold.
That transfer is measured against the final judgment of sale. The section ties the scope of what passes to the purchaser to what the judgment indicates, so the deed carries out the judgment rather than standing as an independent grant of whatever the sheriff happens to describe.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a sheriff’s deed from a partition sale transfer?
All the estate, title, and interest of all the parties to the action, and those claiming under them, in the real estate sold.
Does the buyer’s title depend on the final judgment of sale?
Yes. Section 842.20 ties what the purchaser receives to what is indicated in the final judgment of sale.
Who besides the sheriff can execute this deed?
The section refers to the sheriff or other officer conducting the sale.
Does the purchaser get a better title than the original owners had?
No. The purchaser receives what the parties to the action and those claiming under them held, as indicated in the judgment, not more than that.
Does this section cover a voluntary conveyance instead of a sheriff’s sale?
No. It addresses the deed following a sale conducted by the sheriff or other officer, not a voluntary conveyance between the parties.
Amendment History
History: 1973 c. 189; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 842.20.
Source & verification. Section text and official notes are
reproduced verbatim from the Wisconsin Statutes, published by the
Wisconsin Legislature (Legislative Reference Bureau). Last verified July 15, 2026.
· Official source
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