Marathon County v. Industrial Commission

The appellant contends: (1) That the work which the deceased was doing when injured was only “made work,” and that for this reason the county is not liable under *279the rule of West Milwaukee v. Industrial Comm. 216 Wis. 29, 255 N. W. 728; and (2) that, as the county board never authorized the acts of its highway commissioner or highway committee pursuant to which the deceased was put to work, those acts were void and imposed no liability upon the county.(1) While it may be that the work the deceased was doing was “made work” similar to that involved in the West Milwaukee Case, supra, the…