Krueck v. Phoenix Chair Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Sheboy-gan county: Michael EibwaN, Circuit Judge. On October 10, 1912, tbe plaintiff was injured while in tbe employment of defendant operating a grooving saw.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Sheboy-gan county: Michael EibwaN, Circuit Judge. On October 10, 1912, tbe plaintiff was injured while in tbe employment of defendant operating a grooving saw. A special verdict found: (1) tbe unguarded groove saw which injured tbe plaintiff’s band was so located as to be dangerous to him in discharging tbe duty of bis employment which be was performing when be was injured; (2) defendant’s failure to guard tbe saw was a proximate cause of tbe plaintiff’s injury; (3) tbe rubber bumper which a lever pressed down on tbe chair backs to bold them in…
1Opinion of the CourtTimxiN, J.
At the threshold of this inquiry some doubt is suggested with reference to what statutes apply to the case, although appellant contends that under either statute it was entitled to a directed verdict. It is argued that sec. 1636/, Stats., as amended by ch. 470, Laws of 1911, approved June 28, 1911, published June 29, 1911, was repealed by implication by ch. 485, Laws of 1911, approved and published June 30, 1911. Repeals by implication are not favored. Where there is nothing inconsistent or conflicting in the statutes in question there is no repeal by implication. Att’y Gen. ex rel. Taylor v.…
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