Legal Opinion · Dissent

Gant v. Industrial Commission

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 6, 1953Published

1DissentGehl, J.

I am not convinced that the relationship of employer and employee is created where one as an expression of gratitude returns an act of kindness with a similar favor. I do not believe that the status of the parties is affected by the fact that they reside in a community in which it is customary for neighbors to exchange acts of grace with no thought of compensation. I do not agree that the fact that the family of the first beneficiary considered and suggested that he should return the favor is a circumstance which points to the creation of a new relationship between the parties. Nor do I agree…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Green Valley Co-Operative Dairy Co. v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Northern Trust Co. v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Ebner v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Koski v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Reinke v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1947

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