Beck v. Siemers
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Manito-woc county: Michael Kir wan, Circuit Judge. Action for damages for personal injuries. Trial before, a jury resulted in judgment upon a special verdict dismissing the complaint. Plaintiff appeals. On February 18, 1918, the date of the accident, appellant was engaged in the household of respondent as a domestic servant, and had been so engaged for some two years.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Manito-woc county: Michael Kir wan, Circuit Judge. Action for damages for personal injuries. Trial before, a jury resulted in judgment upon a special verdict dismissing the complaint. Plaintiff appeals. On February 18, 1918, the date of the accident, appellant was engaged in the household of respondent as a domestic servant, and had been so engaged for some two years. Respondent was a farmer, and appellant’s work consisted of helping respondent’s wife with the usual work about the farm house, and of helping with the milking, in the garden, and…
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
It is-conceded that the relations of the parties were su'ch that it was the duty of defendants to furnish the plaintiff a safe place to work and to furnish such safety *440devices and safeguards as are provided by sec. 2394 — 48, Stats. It is also conceded that the plaintiff was not engaged in farm labor, but was engaged in private domestic service which involved the use of mechanical power within the meaning of sec. 2394 — 41. It follows from this that under the statute first above cited it was no defense that the employee may have assumed the risk of the employment. It is too well settled to…
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