Hoenig v. Industrial Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Rat Stevens, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a judgment affirming the findings and order of the respondent Industrial Commission of Wis-■consm dismissing' the application of the appellant for compensation from the respondent Lindauer-O’Connell Company by reason of the death of her husband, John Hoenig.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Rat Stevens, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a judgment affirming the findings and order of the respondent Industrial Commission of Wis-■consm dismissing' the application of the appellant for compensation from the respondent Lindauer-O’Connell Company by reason of the death of her husband, John Hoenig. John Hoenig was employed by the respondent Lindauer-O’Connell ■Company, and while so employed and on August 8, 1913, was struck by lightning and killed. The question involved is whether the order of the Industrial Commission…
1Opinion of the CourtKeuwin, J.
The court below in affirming the findings of the Industrial Commission held that the Workmen’s Compensation Act “limits compensation to, those cases in which the accident grows out of the hazards of industrial enterprises rand is peculiar to such enterprises;” and further held that '“an injured employee is entitled to compensation when the industry combines with the elements in produeing an injury by a lightning strokeand further found that it could not be said that there was not a substantial basis for the finding in the evidence taken before the Commission.
We are inclined to agree with the…
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