Holloway v. H. W. Johns-Manville Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Okeen T. Williams, Circuit Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries. The defendant is a corporation owning and operating a large manufacturing plant at Wauwatosa, which is operated by steam furnished by a number of large tubular boilers.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Okeen T. Williams, Circuit Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries. The defendant is a corporation owning and operating a large manufacturing plant at Wauwatosa, which is operated by steam furnished by a number of large tubular boilers. Eor some months prior to October 12, 1903, the plaintiff, a common laborer fifty-eight years of age, bad. been employed by the defendant as a general utility man, helping at blaeksmithing, steamfitting, and repairing of various kinds as he was directed. It was necessary to clean…
1Opinion of the Court
Winsi.ow, O. J.
In addition to- its main contention that a verdict for the defendant should have been directed, the appellant in its brief assigns a number of detail errors; but as counsel upon the argument expressly waived consideration of these minor errors and insisted only upon the general claim of insufficiency of the evidence to sustain any verdict for the plaintiff, we are relieved from the consideration of' such minor contentions.
*632The argument is that the evidence shows no- negligence on the part of the appellant; that it provided a safe place to work, safe and suitable tools, and…
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