Hanson v. Town of Clinton
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Barron county: EbaNK A. Ross, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by a defective highway. The defendant denied' liability.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Barron county: EbaNK A. Ross, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by a defective highway. The defendant denied' liability. The jury returned the following verdict: “(1) Was the plaintiff injured in her person by being tipped from a vehicle being driven by her husband over the alleged highway in question on the 24th day of July, 1910 ? A. Yes (by the court). “(2) Was the highway in question at the time and place of accident insufficient or in want of repair, having regard for the…
1Opinion of the CourtKeRwik, J.
The assignment's of error are discussed under two heads, namely, (1) that the place of injury was not a public highway; and (2) that the place of injury was so defective that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence in traveling upon it in the dark. It appears from the evidence that plaintiff, her husband, and two others, on the morning of July 24, 1910, started on a trip with a two-seated open buggy, drawn by a farm team, to visit relatives who resided twenty-five miles distant. On their way home and after they had gone about one third of the distance they turned east onto a different…
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- Cronin v. Village of DelavanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
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