Legal Opinion

Gussart v. Greenleaf Stone Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 28, 1908PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit conrt for Brown county: S. D. Hastings, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment rendered in an action for negligent injury to an employee. Among other references cited upon the part of the appellant were the following: Both v. S. E. Barrett Mfg.

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit conrt for Brown county: S. D. Hastings, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment rendered in an action for negligent injury to an employee. Among other references cited upon the part of the appellant were the following: Both v. S. E. Barrett Mfg. Co. 96 Wis. 615, 71 N. W. 1034; Holt v. C., M. & St. P. B. Co. 94 Wis. 596, 69 1ST. W. 352; Schultz v. Q., M. '& St. P. B. Co. 116 Wis. 31, 92 N. W. 377; McMillan v. Spider Lake S. M. '& L. Co. 115 Wis. 332, 91 N. W. 979; Belyea v. Tomar hawk P. '& P. Co. 110 Wis. 307, 85 N. W. 960; Henche v. Ellis, 110 Wis.…

1Opinion of the CourtTimliN, J.

Tbe verdict and judgment for plaintiff rest upon tbe failure of defendant to warn or instruct tbe plaintiff relative to tbe dangers attendant upon tbe work of stopping cars under tbe following circumstances: Tbe defendant is operating a stone quarry and manufacturing and skipping lime and crushed stone at Greenleaf, Brown county, Wisconsin. Tbe crushed stone is loaded on railroad cars by spouting tbe same from pockets above tbe car. This makes it necessary to stop tbe car under tbe pocket. Tbe spur track leading under these pockets begins at tbe switch and terminates at a ledge of rock high…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Banderob v. Wisconsin Central Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Klochinski v. Shores Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Horn v. La Crosse Box Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1904

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Pittsburgh Coal Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
  2. Wiesner v. Bonners Ferry Lumber Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Arko v. Shenango Furnace Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
  4. Milwaukee Steel Type & Die Co. v. American Central InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1916
  5. Berg v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1911

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