Grossenbach v. Devonshire Realty Co.

This case was brought and tried on the theory and claim that the defendant failed so to construct and maintain its building as to render it safe under the provisions of sec. 101.06, Stats., commonly referred to as the safe-place statute. The defendant’s building is a public building within the terms of that statute. The statute requires that “every owner of a . . . public building . . . shall so construct, repair or maintain such . . .'public building, . . . as to render the same safe.” The preceding portion of the section requires that employers “shall furnish a place of employment which…