Rankel v. Buckstaff-Edwards Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Winnebago county: Geo. W. BubNell, Oircu.it Judge. This is an action for tbe recovery of damages for personal injuries alleged to be due to tbe negligence of tbe defendant. Tbe defendant conducts a manufacturing plant for tbe production of ebairs, caskets, etc. In 1907 it was determined to-add a sawmill to tbe defendant’s plant.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Winnebago county: Geo. W. BubNell, Oircu.it Judge. This is an action for tbe recovery of damages for personal injuries alleged to be due to tbe negligence of tbe defendant. Tbe defendant conducts a manufacturing plant for tbe production of ebairs, caskets, etc. In 1907 it was determined to-add a sawmill to tbe defendant’s plant. Tbe mill was to be built upon a marsby ground into which spiles were to be-driven as a foundation for tbe structure. Tbe construction of tbe sawmill' required tbe removal of certain old structures as well as tbe building…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebecker, J.
The plaintiff challenges the correctness of the trial court’s ruling as to all the questions involved in directing a verdict for the defendant. We will examine them as presented.
The first contention is that the plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant as its servant at the time of the accident. This is denied by the defendant, and it asserts that he was in the employ of one Heidlinger, who, it claims, had contracted to erect the mill for the defendant. The facts adduced establish that Heidlinger was employed by the defendant to attend to the construction of the mill, the defendant to pay…
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