Bell v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Oscar M. Fritz, Circuit Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries.
Read the full summary
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Oscar M. Fritz, Circuit Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries. January 21, 1917, plaintiff was a passenger on one of defendant’s cars; and the complaint alleged that when the car reached the Mason-Jackson crossing some of defendant’s trolley wires, heavily charged with electricity, were then defective, broken, hanging down, and out of repair, and were negligently permitted to come in contact with the car; that by reason of said contact and the su.dden and violent turning on of the electric current by the…
1Opinion of the CourtVinje, J.
Owing to the claim of such serious injury to plaintiff’s eyes and the large amount of damages asked by him the case was necessarily tried very thoroughly. The result is a printed case of over 600 pages, more than 200 of which are devoted to the medical testimony of the nine doctors that were called, five by the plaintiff and four by the defendant. This statement is made not by way of criticism, but as a reason why no detailed statement of the evidence bearing upon the merits will be included in the opinion. There is some conflict in the evidence as to the cause of the injury and a sharp…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Oborn v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
- Randall v. Northwestern Telegraph Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
- Koepp v. National Enameling & Stamping Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
- Samulski v. Menasha Paper Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1911
- Zoldoske v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by13 opinions
- Marsh Wood Products Co. v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
- Hamilton v. ReinemannWisconsin Supreme Court · 1940
- Shaw v. WuttkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
- Lewandowski v. Preferred Risk Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
- Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1927
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.