Rosholt v. Worden-Allen Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
. Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. On May 22, 1912, the plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a carpenter, and was engaged in laying boards on the roof of a building then being constructed by the defendant. The boards or planks to be laid were raised to the roof and put' in piles at convenient places preparatory to being matched and nailed.
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. Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. On May 22, 1912, the plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a carpenter, and was engaged in laying boards on the roof of a building then being constructed by the defendant. The boards or planks to be laid were raised to the roof and put' in piles at convenient places preparatory to being matched and nailed. These planks were 2x6 and were twelve, fourteen, and sixteen feet long. During the early part of the work, plaintiff and another carpenter who was working with him got their supply of…
1Opinion of the CourtBaeNes, J.
The appellant makes the following points: (1) It was error to submit to the jury the first and fifth questions' of the special verdict. (2) The answers to the second and third questions are inconsistent and contradictory and both cannot be true. (3) There was no negligence on the part of the defendant. (4) It should be held as a matter of law that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. (5) The court erred in charging the jury.
1. In reference to the first' point made, it is urged that it was no part of the plaintiff’s duty to do the work which he was engaged in at the time he was…
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