Olson v. Whitney Bros.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Douglas ■county: G-. N. Risjokd, Judge. Action for personal injury. On November 18, 1912, the plaintiff, who was the foreman of a -pile-driver crew, was injured while they were moving the pile-driver sideways over sand that had previously been pumped in and on which a coal dock was being constructed.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Douglas ■county: G-. N. Risjokd, Judge. Action for personal injury. On November 18, 1912, the plaintiff, who was the foreman of a -pile-driver crew, was injured while they were moving the pile-driver sideways over sand that had previously been pumped in and on which a coal dock was being constructed. It was intended to move the pile-driver about 100 feet to'drive certain piles that had been left, and it had been moved about thirty-five feet when plaintiff was injured. The pile-driver was moved pn three long timbers or skids about eight inches…
1DissentBaeNes, J.
The chain in use was offered in evidence and sent to this court as an exhibit. What was claimed to be the broken link was also sent, although there is some dispute in the evidence about its identity. Whether *616the right link was sent or some other is not very material. A part of the .chain appeared to be comparatively new and little worn. Another portion of it appeared to be old and worn. Whether it was old or not there is no disputing the fact that it was very badly worn and showed the effect of much use under a heavy strain. Some of the links were so embedded into each other that appearances…
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- Ives v. South Buffalo Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Koepp v. National Enameling & Stamping Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
- Curry v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
- Rosholt v. Worden-Allen Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
- Besnys v. Herman Zohrlaut Leather Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
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