Stapleton v. Industrial Commission

This is a workmen’s compensation case, in which plaintiff-respondent, Francis Stapleton, denies he is subject to the act. Stapleton owned and operated a cheese factory at Dodgeville, Wisconsin, which he operated without help except the occasional assistance of his fourteen-year-old son when he was not in school. There were living rooms in the cheese-factory building, which were occupied by Stapleton and his family. In the winter of 1940-1941, Stapleton purchased some standing timber, which was cut into polewood, and in January, 1941, he engaged Paul Linderman, who owned a saw rig, and four…