Marshall-Jackson Co. v. Jeffery
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of tibie circuit court for Kenosha county: E. B. Belden, Circuit Judge.. The appeal is from an order overruling plaintiff’s demurrer to parts of defendants’ answer to the amended complaint.
Read the full summary
Appeal from an order of tibie circuit court for Kenosha county: E. B. Belden, Circuit Judge.. The appeal is from an order overruling plaintiff’s demurrer to parts of defendants’ answer to the amended complaint. The complaint of the plaintiff states that the defendants are owners of a large building in Chicago, Illinois, in which the plaintiff had leased and still occupies rooms as a tenant; that defendants Rad equipped the building with patent window-cleaning devices to be used by the plaintiff and other tenants in the building; that said devices were unsafely constructed; that one John…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebeckbR, J.
The contentions of the appellant on this appeal involve the rights of the parties to the action under sec. 29 of the workmen’s compensation act of Illinois, set out *68in the foregoing statement. The provisions of this section show a clear legislative intent to fix the rights of employees and employers to the damages recoverable for personal injuries to employees against persons other than the employer who are legally liable to the injured employee or his personal^ representative. When the employer, the employee, and the third person legally liable to the injured employee are all subject to this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gatzweiler v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- Otis Elevator, Co. v. Miller & PaineCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1917
- Suttles v. Railway Mail Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- McAdow v. Kansas City Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1915
3Cited by7 opinions
- Patitucci v. GerhardtWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
- Bergren v. StaplesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1953
- Orth v. Shiely Petter Crushed Stone Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- Frankfort General Insurance v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1919
- State ex rel. Time Insurance Co. v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1924
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.