Meyer v. Menominee & Marinette Light & Traction Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Marinette county: S. D. HastiNGs, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to recover damages for the death of a boy about fourteen years of age who came in contact with the highly charged wires of the defendant. The accident occurred on what is known as Hamilton and Merryman Company Island in the city of Marinette, where the Republic Lumber Company as lessee was engaged in the lumber business.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Marinette county: S. D. HastiNGs, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to recover damages for the death of a boy about fourteen years of age who came in contact with the highly charged wires of the defendant. The accident occurred on what is known as Hamilton and Merryman Company Island in the city of Marinette, where the Republic Lumber Company as lessee was engaged in the lumber business. The defendant’s wires extended across a lumber pile where the boy was at the time he came in contact with the wires. The negligence charged, in substance,…
1Opinion of the CourtKeewin, J.
The only question presented on this appeal is whether there is sufficient evidence to support the verdict. It was established upon the trial that the Hamilton and Merry-man Company and the Republic Lumber Company, its lessee, had for many years carried on á sawmill and lumber manufacturing business on what is known as Hamilton and Merry-man Company Island,' in the city of Marinette; that tram*283ways were constructed leading from the sawmill to distant portions of the lumber yard upon which lumber was hauled and placed in piles adjacent to said tramways; that said tramways were from thirteen- to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Powers v. HarlowMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- Temple v. McComb City Electric Light & Power Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1906
- Braun v. . Buffalo General Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Bright v. Barnett & Record Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
- Connell v. Keokuk Electric Railway & Power Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Emond v. Kimberly-Clark Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
- Kelly v. Southern Wisconsin Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
- Angelier v. Red Star Yeast & Products Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1934
- Ellis v. Ashton & St. Anthony Power Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1925
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