Wilger v. Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat & Power Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the municipal court of Outa-gamie county: Thomas H. RyaN, Judge. Action to recover damages for tbe death of Joseph Wilger, an employee of the Eox River Valley Marble, Granite & Out Stone Works, caused by his receiving an electric shock while touching or coming in close proximity to a switch in the marble works, the wires of which were supplied by the defendant with electric current through a set of transformers.
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Appeal from a judgment of the municipal court of Outa-gamie county: Thomas H. RyaN, Judge. Action to recover damages for tbe death of Joseph Wilger, an employee of the Eox River Valley Marble, Granite & Out Stone Works, caused by his receiving an electric shock while touching or coming in close proximity to a switch in the marble works, the wires of which were supplied by the defendant with electric current through a set of transformers. The Marble Works was originally joined as a defendant, but the case as to it was settled for $900. It appears that on September 17, 1910, the deceased, a…
1Opinion of the CourtViNJB, J.
Defendant presents three grounds upon which the judgment should be reversed. Eirst, because it does not appear that the transformer was defective or out of repair; second, because, if out of repair, defendant was not chargeable with notice thereof; and third, because the deceased was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Having reached the conclusion that the undisputed evidence sustains the defendant as to the third ground it becomes needless to consider the other two.
The jury absolved the deceased from contributory negligence and the trial court approved of such finding by…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Coolidge v. HallauerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
- Coel v. Green Bay Traction Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1911
- Stark v. Muskegon Traction & Lighting Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1905
- Billington v. Eastern Wisconsin Railway & Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
- Dodge v. KaufmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hodgson v. Wisconsin Gas & Electric Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1925
- Menden v. Wisconsin Electric Power Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1942
- Reiland v. Wisconsin Valley Electric Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1930
- Ottman v. Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1929