Wickert v. Wisconsin Central Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal, from a judgment of the circuit court for Marquette county: A. H. Reid, Judge. The appeal is from a judgment entered upon a verdict directed for defendant in an action to recover damages for personal injury caused by defendant’s negligence. cited, among other cases, Townley v. O., M. & Bt. P. P. Co. 53 Wis. 626, 11 N. W. 55; Davis v. G. & N. W. B. Co. 58 Wis. 646, 17 N. W. 406; Cahill v. Layton, 57 Wis. 600, 16 N. W. 1; Dowd v. O., M. & ffi.
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Appeal, from a judgment of the circuit court for Marquette county: A. H. Reid, Judge. The appeal is from a judgment entered upon a verdict directed for defendant in an action to recover damages for personal injury caused by defendant’s negligence. cited, among other cases, Townley v. O., M. & Bt. P. P. Co. 53 Wis. 626, 11 N. W. 55; Davis v. G. & N. W. B. Co. 58 Wis. 646, 17 N. W. 406; Cahill v. Layton, 57 Wis. 600, 16 N. W. 1; Dowd v. O., M. & ffi. P. B. Co. 84 Wis. 105, 54 N. W. 24; Langhoff v. M. & P. du O. B. Co. 19 Wis. 489; Powell v. Ashland I. & B. Co. 98 Wis. 35, 73 N. W. 573. Besides…
1Opinion of the CourtTimliN, J.
The question presented by this appeal is whether the circuit court properly directed a verdict for defendant. In order to make out a case of actionable negligence it must appear that the person sought to be charged therewith had knowledge that his act or omission complained of was likely to cause injury to some person or thing. This knowledge may be either actual or imputed. Knowledge of this dangerous quality of the act or omission in question is or may be imputed in a great number of instances, among them when there is a duty to know, and also when a person of ordinary care and prudence…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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