Sharon v. Winnebago Furniture Manufacturing Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Fond du Lac county: Chester A. Fowler, Circuit Judge. This action was brought by an. infant under sixteen years of age through, his guardian to recover for personal injuries.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Fond du Lac county: Chester A. Fowler, Circuit Judge. This action was brought by an. infant under sixteen years of age through, his guardian to recover for personal injuries. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff was under sixteen ■years of age, but had a written permit from the county judge-pursuant to s¡ec. 1, ch. 349, Laws of 1903, and that on the 4th day of November, 1907, plaintiff was directed and permitted to operate a ripsaw contrary to the laws of the state; that the-machine had negligently been allowed to become unsafe and out of…
1Opinion of the CourtKerwiN, J.
Several errors are assigned which in the view we take of the case need not be treated. It is without dispute that the injured boy was under the age of sixteen years, was *188■employed by tbe defendant to work at tbe circular saw in question, was injured by tbe saw while at work, and was not guilty of contributory negligence. Subd. 2, sec. 1728a, Stats. (Laws of 1907, ch. 523), provides:
“No child under tbe age of sixteen years shall be employed in adjusting any belt or in oiling or assisting in oiling, wiping or cleaning any machinery when the same is in motion or in ■operating or assisting in…
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