Banner Coffee Co. v. Billig
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment affirming an award of the Industrial Commission in favor of Bertha Billig, widow of Otto,Billig, and against the appellants, in the sum of $3,000. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, J.
On- the 19th day of February, 1918, Otto Billig was in the employ of the Banner Coffee Company as a teamster. On that day he was kicked by a horse over the shin of his left leg. The injury did not appear to be serious, and Billig continued in the performance of his usual duties until the 27th day of February. In the meantime he applied carbolic salve, a remedy he always used in cases of a cut finger, etc., and bandaged it with a cloth. During the afternoon of February 27th he told a fellow-workman, “I can't do no more; everything is feeling numb; it is my back that shivers.” He was told to go…
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