Folk v. City of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court of Milwaukee county: J. 0. Ludwig, Judge. This is an action brought by the administrator of the estate of Florence Folk to recover damages for the death of said Florence, caused by the negligence of the defendant.
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Appeal from an order of the superior court of Milwaukee county: J. 0. Ludwig, Judge. This is an action brought by the administrator of the estate of Florence Folk to recover damages for the death of said Florence, caused by the negligence of the defendant. The complaint alleged the death of Florence Folk, the intestate, on the 16th day of February, 1897, at the age of seventeen years; that she left surviving, as her sole heirs at law, ber father and mother; that the plaintiff was duly appointed administrator of her estate on the 20th of November, 1897, and has duly qualified as such; that…
1Opinion of the Court
"Winslow, J.
The question is whether a city is liable for the death of a child lawfully attending one of its public schools, when such death is caused by negligently allowing the sewer of the school building to become clogged up. We *363think this question must be answered in the negative. This, court early adopted and has consistently maintained the rule that a municipal corporation is not liable for injuries resulting from the acts or defaults of its officers where it is engaged in the performance of a merely public service, from which it derives no benefit in its corporate capacity, but which…
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