Engel v. T. L. Smith Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: W. B. QuiNLAN, Judge. Action to recover for tbe death of plaintiff’s son, claimed to bave been caused by negligence of defendant.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: W. B. QuiNLAN, Judge. Action to recover for tbe death of plaintiff’s son, claimed to bave been caused by negligence of defendant. Defendant, March 15, 1913, contracted, in writing, to construct for and deliver to Racine county, Wisconsin, at its gravel pit, a complete rock-crushing plant, furnishing all material and machinery therefor, and to afford ten days’ time after the completion thereof to try the apparatus and determine whether it satisfied the agreement; and to instruct the county’s engineer how to operate the same.…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed October 24, 1916:
Marshall, J.
Errors are assigned on behalf of appellant because the court decided that the rock-crushing plant was in possession of Rewald at the time Engel was furnished his working place and at the time of the accident, and because answers given the jury were changed from being in favor of appellant so as to favor respondent.
*521Tbe first four findings as made by tbe jury entitled appellant to recover. In submitting tbe question as to wbetber respondent furnisbed Engel a place of employment as safe as tbe nature of tbe employment would reasonably…
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- Jacobs v. Hershey Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
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