Hanson v. Superior Manufacturing Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Douglas county: Chápeles Smith, Judge. This is an action to recover for personal injuries received 'by the plaintiff while in defendant’s employ as a common laborer June 5, 1907. On and prior to said date the defendant owned and operated a factory and yard for the manufacture of cement and lime at Superior, which was located on the hay, so that vessels could and did discharge cargoes of stone into the yard.
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Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Douglas county: Chápeles Smith, Judge. This is an action to recover for personal injuries received 'by the plaintiff while in defendant’s employ as a common laborer June 5, 1907. On and prior to said date the defendant owned and operated a factory and yard for the manufacture of cement and lime at Superior, which was located on the hay, so that vessels could and did discharge cargoes of stone into the yard. A frame tramway about twenty feet in height and four feet in width extended from the dock hack into the yard, with a plank surface upon…
1Opinion of the CourtWinslow, C. J.
There was clearly no negligence in the manner of construction of the car. The dumping apparatus operated perfectly, and could not he said to be defective merely because the cross-arm descended to a point close to *620the planking. In the ordinary and nsnal operation of tide car the feet of the workmen would not be anywhere near the cross-arm, for the forward workman would be some distance ahead pulling on the rope and the car wmild stop itself when dumped, while the rear workman would be pushing on the top of the car from behind and his feet would inevitably be at some distance from the car; so…
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