Johnson v. Stoughton Wagon Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeals from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: R. Gf. SiebecKEe, Circuit Judge. From some time prior to 1889 the defendant was a corporation engaged in the manufacture of wagons at Stoughton, built on the ruins of a previous business. In February, 1891, the plaintiff was elected president and treasurer at a salary of $1,000 a year, at which time a resolution was adopted that be should devote his full time to the service of the corporation.
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Appeals from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: R. Gf. SiebecKEe, Circuit Judge. From some time prior to 1889 the defendant was a corporation engaged in the manufacture of wagons at Stoughton, built on the ruins of a previous business. In February, 1891, the plaintiff was elected president and treasurer at a salary of $1,000 a year, at which time a resolution was adopted that be should devote his full time to the service of the corporation. In 1893 he was elected superintendent. Amongst the duties of treasurer prescribed by the articles of incorporation, the treasurer was…
1Opinion of the CourtDodge, J.
In approaching the crucial questions of fact in this case, an understanding of the general situation is a preliminary necessity, especially as the two litigants base their respective arguments upon radically different estimates thereof. The defendant proceeds upon the theory that plaintiff, as executive head of the business, was bound to know of and control every detail of every department thereof, and is liable for damages resulting from any act or omission which would have been negligent in one charged with the duty of such specific act. Plaintiff, on the other hand, contends that he is…
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