Legal Opinion

Giannopoulos v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 21, 1943Published

1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.

The evidence on the part of plaintiff is to the effect that on December 8, 1937, at about 8:30 a. m., plaintiff was waiting for a northbound streetcar on the corner of North Edison and North Water streets in the city of Milwaukee; that there was snow and ice on the ground, the streets were slippery, and it was a cold day. When the streetcar arrived plaintiff walked from the curb out to the front door of the streetcar. The car was a so-called “one-man” type, having only a motorman. There were two front doors. The one nearest the front was the “in” door; next to it was the “out” door. The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Chybowski v. Bucyrus Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Fleming v. Northern Tissue Paper MillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Mickuczauski v. Helmholz Mitten Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
  4. Better Properties, Inc. v. KocherWisconsin Supreme Court · 1941

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