Kerwin v. Chippewa Shoe Manufacturing Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Douglas county: James Wickham, Judge. This is an action brought by tbe plaintiff to recover damages for injuries alleged to bave been sustained by reason of tbe wrongful and negligent conduct of tbe defendants.
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Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Douglas county: James Wickham, Judge. This is an action brought by tbe plaintiff to recover damages for injuries alleged to bave been sustained by reason of tbe wrongful and negligent conduct of tbe defendants. Tbe complaint alleges that tbe Chippewa Shoe Manufac- ' luring Company owned and operated a shoe factory in tbe city of Chippewa Falls; that they were engaged in tbe manufacture and sale of men’s shoes to retail dealers; that tbe company manufactured a shoe known as “Original Chippewa Shoes” and sold some of these shoes to tbe defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtSibbecKER, J.
Tbe plaintiff claims that tbe defendant sboe company is liable to bim under tbe rule wbicb bolds a manufacturer or dealer in articles liable to persons other than .tbe immediate purchaser for injuries caused by tbe wrongful and negligent conduct of tbe manufacturer or dealer. Tbe general rule of liability of a manufacturer or seller of an article to persons other than bis immediate purchaser was considered and applied in Hasbrouck v. Armour & Co. 139 Wis. 357, 121 N. W. 157. It was there held that, as a general rule, a manufacturer or dealer of an article is not liable to persons other than…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hasbrouck v. Armour & Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
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