Cadden v. American Steel Barge Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Superior Court of Dotujlas County. This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover the damages sustained by him while in the employ of the defendant, alleged to have been caused by its negligence.
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APPEAL from the Superior Court of Dotujlas County. This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover the damages sustained by him while in the employ of the defendant, alleged to have been caused by its negligence. The defendant owned and operated the American Steel Large Works at Superior, for building the vessels known .as “Whalebacks; ” and at the time of the injury of which the plaintiff complained, June 28, 1892, he was in defend.ant’s employ as a riveter in and about its works. In his said employment it was the plaintiff’s duty to go upon an ■ elevated scaffold or platform on and…
1Opinion of the CourtPiNNEY, J.
1. There does not appear to have been much-dispute in respect to the facts, and the verdict of the jury is, we think, sustained by sufficient evidence. It shows that the custom and practice was that -all scaffolds were-supplied for the riveters by the defendant company, and there were men there under its control for the special pur-, pose of building and placing them in the positions directed by the riveters. With this the riveters had nothing whatever to do, beyond telling them where they wanted the scaffolds placed. The scaffold was constructed of two planks nailed upon crosspieces at each…
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