Legal Opinion

Reul v. Wisconsin Northwestern Railway Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided October 23, 1917PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Mari-nette county: W. B. Quinlan, Circuit Judge. Tbis is an action by tbe plaintiff, as administrator of tbe estate of Joseph Lucia, deceased, to recover damages from tbe defendant, tbe Wisconsin Northwestern Railway Company, for tbe injuries and death of Joseph Lucia, caused by tbe alleged negligence of tbe defendant.

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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Mari-nette county: W. B. Quinlan, Circuit Judge. Tbis is an action by tbe plaintiff, as administrator of tbe estate of Joseph Lucia, deceased, to recover damages from tbe defendant, tbe Wisconsin Northwestern Railway Company, for tbe injuries and death of Joseph Lucia, caused by tbe alleged negligence of tbe defendant. Joseph Lucia was employed by tbe defendant as conductor on one of its trains making regular trips from Taylor Rapids to Girard Junction, Wisconsin. Tlie trains were used principally to Raul logs from Taylor Eapids to Menominee,…

1Opinion of the Court

The following opinion was filed June 12, 1917:

Stebeokek, J.

The plaintiff alleged in his complaint that the accident was due to the negligence of the defendant in employing only one brakeman instead of two, thereby compelling Joseph Lucia to perform part of the brakeman’s work; that the defendant Avas negligent in not establishing and publishing certain rules and regulations and seeing that they were observed by members of the train crew; that the engineer was guilty of negligence in failing to exercise reasonable care in operating the locomotive engine for the purpose of making the “flying…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Graber v. Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Winchel v. GoodyearWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Calhoun v. Great Northern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Morgan v. PleshekWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Trautmann v. Charles Schefft & Sons Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Davies v. J. D. Wilson Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Braatz v. Continental Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. RussellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Kielich v. WhittakerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1924

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