Groundwater v. Town of Washington
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Eau Claire county: W. F. Bailey, Circuit Judge. This action was commenced July 25,1894, to recover damages sustained by the plaintiff, April 9,1893, by being thrown from a wagon in which he was riding, by reason of an alleged defective highway. The complaint contains the usual’ allegations in such cases. The answer consists of admissions and denials, and alleges contributory negligence.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Eau Claire county: W. F. Bailey, Circuit Judge. This action was commenced July 25,1894, to recover damages sustained by the plaintiff, April 9,1893, by being thrown from a wagon in which he was riding, by reason of an alleged defective highway. The complaint contains the usual’ allegations in such cases. The answer consists of admissions and denials, and alleges contributory negligence. At the close of the trial the jury returned a special verdict, to the effect (1) that the highway, at the time and place in question, was not reasonably safe for…
1Opinion of the Court
Oassoday, O. J.
Upon the day named, the plaintiff, two •other men, and two children were riding in a light, two-seated wagon, westerly on the highway in question. The •driver and the two children occupied the front seat, and the plaintiff and one Prosper occupied the back seat. There is evidence tending to prove that the back seat rested on good ;and substantial strips on the inside of the box, below the top, in which strips were staples, and on either side of the :seat was an iron hook, in the form of a goose neck, and by tipping the hind end of the seat these iron hooks went into the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Washburn v. Milwaukee & Lake Winnebago RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- Block v. Milwaukee Street Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
- White v. Milwaukee City Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- Hardy v. Milwaukee Street Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
- Kenworthy v. Town of IrontonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
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