Hollenbeck v. Chippewa Sugar Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Chippewa county: James Wicki-iam, Circuit Judge. Action for personal injuries. The negligence alleged is in effect that the defendant Chippewa Sugar Company failed to furnish plaintiff a reasonably safe place to work and failed to promulgate rules for the warning of men working upon the tracks where cars were being shunted in.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Chippewa county: James Wicki-iam, Circuit Judge. Action for personal injuries. The negligence alleged is in effect that the defendant Chippewa Sugar Company failed to furnish plaintiff a reasonably safe place to work and failed to promulgate rules for the warning of men working upon the tracks where cars were being shunted in. The alleged negligence on the part of the railway company is failure to keep a lookout when moving cars, and failure to give warning of the movements of cars. A special verdict was returned as follows: “(1) Did the…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed January 13, 1914:
Kbewiit, J.
The alleged contributory negligence of the plaintiff is the main question in the case, although counsel for respondents argue that no negligence on the part of defendants was shown. The jury found negligence on the part of both defendants and the court below did not disturb such findings.
A careful examination of the evidence convinces us that the findings of negligence are well supported by the evidence. Counsel for defendant Chippewa Sugar Company contends that the place where plaintiff was working was safe. It appears that the shed…
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