Booth Fisheries Co. v. Industrial Commission

This is an appeal by an employer and its insurance carrier from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county affirming an award of the Industrial Commission made in favor of an employee. The only question raised is the constitutionality of a portion of the workmen’s compensation act. To induce a better understanding of the exact question presented its statement shoüld be prefaced by a recital of the general provisions of the workmen’s compensation act. To that end we quote from Borgnis v. Falk Co. 147 Wis. 327 (133 N. W. 209), at p, 346:

“It creates an administrative board to carry its…