Egnor v. N. C. Foster Lumber Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Eau Olaire county: James O’Neill, Circuit Judge. In March, 1900, defendant owned and operated a sawmill in Eau Claire county. Among other machines in use was a double edger for edging lumber as it came from the saws. Plaintiff had acted as a helper at this machine for about eight years. His station was on the left-hand side of the machine, about opposite the center of the feed table.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Eau Olaire county: James O’Neill, Circuit Judge. In March, 1900, defendant owned and operated a sawmill in Eau Claire county. Among other machines in use was a double edger for edging lumber as it came from the saws. Plaintiff had acted as a helper at this machine for about eight years. His station was on the left-hand side of the machine, about opposite the center of the feed table. His duty was to assist in taking lumber from the rollers or skids and placing it- on the edger table. There were two men, called the “edger men,” who stood at the…
1Opinion of the CourtBardeeN, J.
Tbe negligence alleged in the complaint was that defendant maintained and operated its edger without any safeguard or appliance to prevent lumber being thrown back, and that tbe saws were not properly filed and set. On tbe trial it was shown that tbe machine was supplied with a device in common use called “finger guards.” Plaintiff then shifted bis claim of negligence, and sought to show that tbe appliance so furnished was out of order, in that tbe finger guards were allowed to become dull. He abandoned entirely bis claim that tbe saws were not properly sharpened or set. A vast amount of…
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- Erdman v. Illinois Steel Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- Larson v. Knapp, Stout & Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Kerrigan v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1899