Legal Opinion

Koehler v. Waukesha Milk Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 11, 1926PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEschweiuer, J.

Upon the conflict of evidence in this case we cannot say that it was not within the province of the jury to find as they did on the material facts of this case, namely, that a quart milk bottle with a fractured rim was delivered at the apartment occupied by the plaintiff and the deceased on the morning in question, and that Mrs. Koehler did cut the fourth finger of her right hand while lifting said bottle, and that the cut in question was the portal through which the fatal infection penetrated her blood stream, by reason whereof her death ensued.

Assuming that the negligence of defendant in…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  2. Scheffer v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
  3. Kellogg v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
  4. Brown v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Hasbrouck v. Armour & Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1909

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Wangen v. Ford Motor Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Osborne v. MontgomeryWisconsin Supreme Court · 1930
  4. Waube v. WarringtonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
  5. Bartholomew v. Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund & Compcare Health Services InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 2006

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