The people of the state, in their right of sovereignty, are declared to possess the ultimate property in and to all lands within the jurisdiction of the state; and all lands the title to which shall fail from a defect of heirs shall revert or escheat to the people.
Ultimate property in lands; escheats
Wis. Const. art. IX, § 3 — under EMINENT DOMAIN AND PROPERTY OF THE STATE.
Wis. Const. art. IX, § 3
Ultimate property in lands; escheats