Rusk Farm Drainage District v. Industrial Commission

This action was brought in the circuit court for Dane county to set aside an award of the Industrial Commission made in favor of an injured employee of the appellant, Rusk Form Drainage District. The question' presented is whether, prior to the enactment of ch. 437 of the Laws of 1923, a drainage district was an employer within the meaning of and subject to the provisions of the workmen’s compensation act.

Sec. 2394 — 4, Stats, 1921, defined employers who were subject to the provisions of the act as follows: “(1) The state, and each county, city, town, village, and school district therein. (2)…