Legal Opinion
Gupton v. City of Wauwatosa
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 2, 1960PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*221Brown, J.
It may be doubted that the portion of the building where plaintiff was at work and was injured is a public building within the meaning of the safe-place statute, in that the duty of the owner of a public building under the safe-place statute to maintain the building in a safe condition extends only to such portions which are used or held out to be used by the public or tenants in common. Delaney v. Supreme Investment Co. (1947), 251 Wis. 374, 381, 29 N. W. (2d) 754, 758. The duty of the owner of a public building to construct or maintain a building in safe condition extends only to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Delaney v. Supreme Investment Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1947
- Powless v. Milwaukee CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
- Hanlon v. St. Francis SeminaryWisconsin Supreme Court · 1953
3Cited by5 opinions
- Wittka v. HartnellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
- Horak v. Building Services Industrial Sales Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2008
- Trinidad v. Capitol Indemnity CorporationWisconsin Supreme Court · 2009
- Gupton v. City of WauwatosaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1960
- Horak v. BUILDING SERVICES INDUS. SALES CO.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2008