Federal Rubber Manufacturing Co. v. Havolic
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray SteveNs, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a judgment confirming an award óf tbe Industrial Commission in favor of tbe respondent. Havolic under tbe Workmen’s Compensation Act (sees. 2394 — 1 to 2394 — 31, Stats. 1915). Tbe essential facts are not disputed.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray SteveNs, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a judgment confirming an award óf tbe Industrial Commission in favor of tbe respondent. Havolic under tbe Workmen’s Compensation Act (sees. 2394 — 1 to 2394 — 31, Stats. 1915). Tbe essential facts are not disputed. Havolic worked for tbe plaintiff in its rubber tire factory, bis duties being to feed stock into a tubing machine. • In tbe department in wbicb be worked there was a compressed air system with hose and nozzles attached for use in some of the factory operations, but…
1Opinion of the Court
WiNsnow, O. J.
This court has endeavored to give to the Workmen’s Compensation Act a broad and enlightened construction, to the end that it may accomplish to the fullest extent its beneficent purpose. It is to be remembered, however, that this purpose was to compensate for injuries resulting from one class of accidents only, namely, industrial accidents. There is liability only “where, at the time'of the accident, the employee is performing service growing out of and incidental to his employment.” Sub. (2), sec. 2394 — 3, *343Stats. 1915. It was held in Hoenig v. Industrial Comm. 159 Wis. 646, 150…
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