Hein v. Village of Fairchild
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Eau Claire County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the insufficiency or want of repair of a street in the defendant village. The facts are stated in the opinion. The defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Eau Claire County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the insufficiency or want of repair of a street in the defendant village. The facts are stated in the opinion. The defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. To the point that when the plaintiff left the traveled track she assumed all the perils involved in such a course, they cited Shepardson v. Colerain, 13 Met. 55; Smith v. Wendell, 7 Cush. 498; Kellogg v. Korthampton, 4 Gray, 65-69; Hardtoood v. Oakham, 152 Mass. 427; Keyes v. Marcellus, 50 Mich. 439-441;…
1Opinion of the CourtOrton, C. J.
The main facts of this case, as they appear by the testimony on behalf of the plaintiff, are as follows:
In the village of Fairchild there is a street running east and west, and another street running north and south, and, a short distance east from the point where they intersect at right angles, the Omaha Railroad runs northwest and southeast, crossing both of said streets, and leaving a triangular piece of ground, bounded on the northeast by the railroad, on the south by the east and west street, and on the west by the north and south street. A short distance southwest of the railroad, and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Dreher v. Town of FitchburgWisconsin Supreme Court · 1868
- Titus v. Inhabitants of NorthbridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Hinckley v. Inhabitants of SomersetMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- Cloughessey v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
- Fopper v. Town of WheatlandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Benson v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Morrison v. City of Eau ClaireWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
- Laird v. Town of OtsegoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
- Skiris v. City of Port WashingtonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
- Lindgren v. La Crosse CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1939
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