Knudsen v. La Crosse Stone Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for La Crosse county: E. C. Hig-bbe, Circuit Judge. Action to recover damages for tbe death of plaintiff’s intestate. Tbe deceased while employed by defendant as a blaster was killed, and, as alleged, under tbe following circumstances : Tbe intestate and others under a foreman were put to work for defendant in its stone quarry.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for La Crosse county: E. C. Hig-bbe, Circuit Judge. Action to recover damages for tbe death of plaintiff’s intestate. Tbe deceased while employed by defendant as a blaster was killed, and, as alleged, under tbe following circumstances : Tbe intestate and others under a foreman were put to work for defendant in its stone quarry. There was a shelf of rock some ten feet wide, fifty to seventy feet long, and about fifty feet above the surface below, composed of rock. Erom the back side of the shelf a bank of rock and earth rose upwards, at a sharp angle…
1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.
So it will be seen the defendant, in the legitimate pursuit of an important industry, a vocation which it was as important to the public and defendant’s employees should be carried on as to the defendant itself, sent a crew to its stone quarry propex-ty for the purpose of operating the same. The working place was safe as the crew took possession thereof. Thereafter they necessarily made, in great part, their own respective working places. The safety of one was greatly dependable upon the conduct of his fellows. All were employed in the common employment. Erom day to day the work went on.…
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