Shaurette v. Capitol Erecting Co.

On January 24, 1959, Bernard Shaurette was working as a “pot man” in the foundry at the Advance plant in Milwaukee. It was his job to melt metal in the furnace and pour it into a large pot or ladle, which was then conveyed to other machines in the foundry by an overhead monorail system. Shaurette was injured when a portion of the monorail fell upon him while he was at work.

The monorail system had been purchased by Advance in June, 1950, and was originally installed by Capitol at that time. In September, 1950, portions of the Advance building were destroyed by fire, and in March, 1951, Capitol…