Krawiecki v. Kieckhefer Box Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tlie circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig-, Circuit Judge. The plaintiff was injured on March 15, 1910, in defendant’s factory by the breaking of a belt on a planing machine which the plaintiff was feeding. The plaintiff was fifty-four years of age and had worked for the defendant for thirteen years. This is an action to recover damages for the injuries suffered by him by reason of the breaking of the belt.
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Appeal from a judgment of tlie circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig-, Circuit Judge. The plaintiff was injured on March 15, 1910, in defendant’s factory by the breaking of a belt on a planing machine which the plaintiff was feeding. The plaintiff was fifty-four years of age and had worked for the defendant for thirteen years. This is an action to recover damages for the injuries suffered by him by reason of the breaking of the belt. The complaint alleges that the belt was worn and defective and was so placed that the person operating the machine could and would inadvertently come…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebecker, J.
Tbe claim tbat tbe witness Wikkerink was improperly permitted to testify as to guarding tbe belt because not qualified to speak on tbe subject is not sustained. *180The evidence discloses that he had had experience with machinery of the kind in question, that he is familiar with present conditions and practices in factories in Milwaukee, and that he has knowledge on the subject.
The court excluded the following inquiry, propounded by the defendant to its foreman as a witness: “Did any factory inspector or other official at any time before this accident suggest to you that this planer, as to its…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Baxter v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- Bucher v. Wisconsin Central Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
- Heimlich v. TaborWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
- Boyce v. Wilbur Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- Milwaukee Trust Co. v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
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