Wisconsin Power & Light Co. v. Columbia County

The first question on this appeal is whether the defendant was negligent in constructing the road. Plaintiff contends the defendant proceeded at its peril after it had knowledge of the mounding and possible damage to the tower by the subterranean lateral forces of the marsh set in motion by the manner in which the road was being constructed. Specifically it is claimed the defendant was negligent in building the road by trial and error and by the “blanketing” method of depositing fill on top of the swamp surface when it knew such method of construction would create lateral pressure in the…