Besnys v. Herman Zohrlaut Leather Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Osoae M. Eeitz, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a judgment of nonsuit. The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for the injuries he sustained [on October 2, 1911] from the loss of a part of his left arm, in consequence of coming in contact with the knives on the cylinder of a Leidgen unhairing machine which he was operating in the defendant’s tannery.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Osoae M. Eeitz, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a judgment of nonsuit. The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for the injuries he sustained [on October 2, 1911] from the loss of a part of his left arm, in consequence of coming in contact with the knives on the cylinder of a Leidgen unhairing machine which he was operating in the defendant’s tannery. This is a power-driven machine having a revolving knife cylinder about eight inches in diameter which travels backward and forward over the hide, which is placed…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebeckee, J.
Tie case presents for consideration to this court the questions: 1st. Does the evidence present a case wherein the defendant required or permitted or suffered the plaintiff to go or be in an employment or place of employment which was not safe by reason of failing “to furnish, provide and use safety devices and safeguards and to use such methods and processes reasonably adequate to render such employment and place of employment safe,” and “do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, health, safety or welfare” of the plaintiff ? Secs. 2394 — 48, 2394 — 49. 2d. If the…
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