Ninneman v. Industrial Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. Action to set aside dn award of the Industrial Commission for $575 in favor of the plaintiff and against the Mineral Point Zinc Company growing out of the death of plaintiff’s father while an employee of such company. The Commission found that plaintiff was only partially dependent upon his father for support and made the award accordingly.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. Action to set aside dn award of the Industrial Commission for $575 in favor of the plaintiff and against the Mineral Point Zinc Company growing out of the death of plaintiff’s father while an employee of such company. The Commission found that plaintiff was only partially dependent upon his father for support and made the award accordingly. Plaintiff claims he was wholly dependent upon his father for support and that the award should have been more. The circuit court affirmed the award, and plaintiff…
1Opinion of the CourtVinje, J.
On January 18, 1918, plaintiff’s father and mother were divorced and the “care, custody, maintenance, and education” of the plaintiff, a boy about nine years old, were awarded to the mother, and the father was adjudged to pay her ten dollars per month “as and for the support, maintenance, and education” of the plaintiff. At the time of the divorce plaintiff’s parents were conducting a hotel at Rewey and the mother continued to conduct it thereafter.
Plaintiff’s dependence upon his father is claimed to be established by sub. 3 (c), sec. 2394 — 10, Stats., which provides that the following shall…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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