http://www.wicourts.gov/about/pubs/c...laimsguide.htm
Small claims court may be used only for certain types of cases:
Lawsuits (such as breach of contract, property damage or personal injury) when the amount claimed is $5,000 or less
All evictions, regardless of the amount of rent claimed
Actions for the return of earnest money tendered pursuant to a contract for purchase of real property, regardless of the amount claimed
Replevins (repossessions of property) if the value of the property does not exceed $5,000 or if the property is consumer goods leased or purchased on credit from a dealer
Actions for the confirmation, vacation, modification or correction of an arbitration award where arbitration was in settlement of a controversy arising out of a transaction for the purchase of real property, regardless of the amount of that award
Garnishments (to enforce judgments from funds owed to the debtor) when the amount owed is $5,000 or less
Property taxes (suits by municipalities to recover delinquent personal property taxes)
The way I'm reading it - is first you have to sue to recover the money owed (burden of proof is on you) then if he doesn't pay you - you have to sue again to get his wages garnished... When he borrowed the money from you - did he sign anything? If he didn't at best you have a verbal contact... Tough to enforce there...
Good luck - I wish I had actually sued the moron who borrwed a chunk of change to the tune of several thousand dollars from me -then never paid it back...Expensive lesson learned for me - to never ever again lend money...