Higgins v. City of Superior
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Douglas county: A. J. Viuje, Circuit Judge. On October 1, 1904, the plaintiff was driving upon Fifty-eighth street, one of the public streets of the city of Superior.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Douglas county: A. J. Viuje, Circuit Judge. On October 1, 1904, the plaintiff was driving upon Fifty-eighth street, one of the public streets of the city of Superior. He was going toward his home and was run into by a team and wagon of the city fire department driven by one of the city’s firemen, Larry Strong, and as a result of tbe collision the plaintiff’s horse was killed, his buggy destroyed, and his leg was crushed and broken so that he has entirely and permanently lost the use of it, and he has sustained other injuries.' It is alleged that…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebegkeR, J.
The substance of these allegations is that tbe plaintiff was injured through tbe negligence of a fireman of tbe city in charge of and driving tbe team on tbe streets of tbe city; that bis negligent conduct, which was well known to tbe city officials when they selected bim for such position, was the result of bis intemperate habits and reckless disposition; and that, though fully apprised of bis negligent and reckless conduct after having placed bim in charge of these public duties, they neglected to remove bim. It is averred that this action of tbe city officials in so employing and retaining…
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