Goeltz v. Town of Ashland
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Ashland County. The case is stated in the opinion. The plaintiff appeals from a judgment on the verdict in favor of the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtTaylob, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for causing the death of Otto Goeltz, by the carelessness and negligence of the town of Ashland. The negligence alleged against the town is that it carelessly permitted an open hole to exist in one of its public streets, which was filled with water to the depth of six féet or thereabouts, and that said Otto Goeltz, while passing along said public street, stopped to fill a rubber ball and get a drink from the water in said hole or well, and in attempting to do so fell into the water and was drowned. There was no cover over this hole or well at the…
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