Hoffmann v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: ObeeN T. Williams, Circuit'Judge. Tbis action was brought by a minor to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in September, 1901. Tbe action was not commenced until more than one year bad elapsed after tbe happening of tbe event which caused tbe injury. No notice was served by plaintiff as required by subd. 5, sec. 4222, Stats. 1898, and this was pleaded in bar to the action by-defendant.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: ObeeN T. Williams, Circuit'Judge. Tbis action was brought by a minor to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in September, 1901. Tbe action was not commenced until more than one year bad elapsed after tbe happening of tbe event which caused tbe injury. No notice was served by plaintiff as required by subd. 5, sec. 4222, Stats. 1898, and this was pleaded in bar to the action by-defendant. It was admitted on the trial that the action was not commenced until more than one year after the date of the injury and that no…
1Opinion of the CourtKeewiN, J.
Two questions are presented for consideration upon this appeal: (1) Whether persons under twenty-one years of age are required to give the notice provided for in subd. 5, sec. 4222, Stats. 1898, as amended, within one year after the happening of the event causing the damage, in order to maintain an action commenced after the expiration of such year. (2) If subd. 5, sec. 4222, Stats. 1898, does require the giving of such notice, is it valid ?
1. A brief reference to the statutes respecting limitation of time for the commencement of actions will show that the notice referred to in subd. 5, sec.…
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