Brunette v. Brunette
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the municipal court of Brown county: N. J. Monahan, Judge. On or about September 15, 1915, the plaintiff while employed by defendant, his brother, as a farm hand on the latter’s farm, injured his shoulder in a fall which occurred when he was climbing up through a chute to the upper floor of. defendant’s barn. The injury interfered with his performing his usual services until the time he left defendant’s employ ten days later.
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Appeal from a judgment of the municipal court of Brown county: N. J. Monahan, Judge. On or about September 15, 1915, the plaintiff while employed by defendant, his brother, as a farm hand on the latter’s farm, injured his shoulder in a fall which occurred when he was climbing up through a chute to the upper floor of. defendant’s barn. The injury interfered with his performing his usual services until the time he left defendant’s employ ten days later. He was then examined by a physician, who thereupon notified defendant by letter of the injury. The defendant called at the doctor’s office and…
1Opinion of the CourtEschweiler, J.
Sec. 4222, Stats., which is the provision prescribing the general limitation for commencing an action within six years after the accrual of the cause thereof, contains in sub. (5) of said section the following provision, which is the only part materiál for consideration here:
■“No action to recover damages for an injury to the person shall be maintained unless, within two years after the happening of the event causing such damages, notice in writing, signed by the party damaged, his agent or attorney, shall be served upon the person or corporation by whom it is claimed such damage was caused,…
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