Legal Opinion

Brown v. Industrial Commission

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 8, 1960PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDieterich, J.

The only issue in this case is whether the employee sustained an accidental injury and if such accidental injury arose out of his employment.

Cleon P. Brown, a bricklayer, was thirty-three years of age on the date of the alleged accident. He weighed 170 pounds and was six feet, three inches tall. ITe had been a bricklayer about six years.

On the morning of September 16, 1957, Brown was laying bricks for a double wall. His testimony follows:

“Q. . . . Will you explain to the examiner what work you were doing on that date? A. We were working on a double brick wall. The scaffold previously was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. M. & M. Realty Co. v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Van Roy v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1958
  3. Mrs. Drenk's Foods, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Wisconsin Appleton Co. v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Wisconsin Power & Light Co. v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1955

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Lewellyn v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human RelationsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Kessler v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  3. VOCATION. TECH. &ADULT ED. DIST. 13 v. ILHR Dept.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Van Valin v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Springfield Lumber, Feed & Fuel Co. v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1960

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