Goltz v. Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Outagamie County. Action to recover damages for personal injuries. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Outagamie County. Action to recover damages for personal injuries. The facts are stated in the opinion. The defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. to the point that the plaintiff in using and taking care of the hook could, with the exercise of ordinary care, have observed and known of the defect which caused it to break, and was therefore chargeable with knowledge of such defect, and assumed all the risks of using the hook in its defective condition, and therefore cannot recover, cited 2 Thomp. Neg. 1008, and cases cited; Naylor v. O. <&…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed January 7, 1890:
ObtoN, J.
The facts pertinent to the question upon which this case must be decided are substantially as follows:
In October, 1887, the plaintiff and one Jacob Konrad were employed by the defendant company to paint the ceiling of one of the defendant’s shops atKaukauna, imthis^ state, and worked together, in painting the ceiling, nearly all the time from and including the 17th day of October to' the 9th day of November, the time of the accident, and had worked in said business, each, eleven days and a half. The defendant furnished them, as the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hayden v. Smithville Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1861
- Dorsey v. Phillips & Colby Construction Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
- Naylor v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Smith v. PotterMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
- Ballou v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Luebke v. Berlin Machine WorksWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
- Corcoran v. Milwaukee Gas Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- Haley v. Jump River Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- Dougherty v. West Superior Iron & Steel Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
- Holt v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
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