Moore v. City of Milwaukee

267 Wis. 166 (1954)

MOORE and another, Respondents,

v.

CITY OF MILWAUKEE, Appellant.[*]

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

May 4, 1954.

June 8, 1954.

For the appellant there was a brief by Walter J. Mattison, city attorney, and Ewald L. Moerke, Jr., assistant city attorney, and oral argument by Mr. Moerke.

For the respondents there was a brief and oral argument by A. L. Skolnik of Milwaukee.

GEHL, J.

The actions were tried upon the theory that there had been a violation of the safe-place statute, sec. 101.06, Stats., which provides that,

". . . Every . . . owner of a . . . public building now or hereafter…