Kammler v. Industrial Commission

The plaintiff and appellant, Wilbert Kammler, contends that the circuit court erred in affirming the Industrial Commission’s order dismissing his application for workmen’s compensation on the ground that he was not an employee of the city of West Bend when he was injured. The facts are undisputed. Kammler’s leg was fractured while playing baseball as a member of a team sponsored by the athletic board of the city. The appointment of that board had been duly made by the mayor and confirmed by the common council under sec. 62.28, Stats. The board organized a baseball team, arranged a schedule…