Watry v. Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus

I must respectfully dissent from the majority opinion herein because of my conclusion that a jury issue is presented as to whether the defendant corporation is liable under the safe-place statute for the damages resulting from plaintiff’s injury.

In Brown v. Appleton Masonic Temple Asso. (1943), 243 Wis. 147, 9 N. W. (2d) 637, this court upheld a direction of a nonsuit in an action to recover damages resulting from a fall on a slippery ballroom floor. In passing upon the issue of liability under the safe-place statute, this court stated (p.149) :

“There was no proof that there was such an…