Karasich v. Hasbrouck
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from fire Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. The defendants appealed from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The case is stated in the opinion. argued that there was no negligence shown on defendants’ part; that if there was such negligence, it was not the proximate cause of plaintiff’s injury, but plaintiff’s own act was such proximate cause; and that plaintiff was at least guilty of contributory negligence ; and to these points they cited The Oountess of Dunham,…
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APPEAL from fire Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. The defendants appealed from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The case is stated in the opinion. argued that there was no negligence shown on defendants’ part; that if there was such negligence, it was not the proximate cause of plaintiff’s injury, but plaintiff’s own act was such proximate cause; and that plaintiff was at least guilty of contributory negligence ; and to these points they cited The Oountess of Dunham, 9 Monthly Law Mag., cited in Pritchard’s Adm. Dig., 161, note 15 ; The Eloides, 8 Hagg., 365; Pearson v. Duane, 4…
1Opinion of the CourtLyon, J.
On the morning of July 4th, 1868, the steam tug “G. W. Tifft,” then owned by defendants and commanded by .Captain Theodore Consaul, when running from the harbor at Milwaukee, through what is called the “straight cut,” towards Lake Michigan, collided with a small sail boat called the “Mary *571Jane,” which was commanded by tbe plaintiff. Tbe sail boat was sunk by tbe collision, and tbe plaintiff, wbo was on board of ber at tbe time, bas brought tbis action to recover damages for injuries to bis person and property wbicb be claims to bave sustained by sucb collision and tbe sinking of bis boat.
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- Osen v. ShermanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1871
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- Berg v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
- Rueping v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- Walker v. Simmons Manufacturing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
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