Connell v. Luck

The sole question to be determined is whether or not sec. 85.61, Stats., applies to a farmer’s tractor being used upon his own farm. This statute reads as follows:

“No vehicle of the tractor type shall be operated unless the driving wheels are protected by suitable fenders.”

The plaintiff contends that this is a plain, simple, and unambigous statute. It is conceded that, as a general rule, where a statute is plain and unambiguous no interpretation or construction thereof is necessary. A reading of the statute immediately raises several questions: What is a vehicle? What is a vehicle of the…