Kutchera v. Goodwillie
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Marathon county: Chas. Y. Baedeen, Circuit Judge. They contended, inter alia, that if defendants had not violated sec. 1728, S. & B. Ann. Stats., and had not employed or allowed plaintiff to work in their factory, he certainly would not have been injured there; and this violation of the duty imposed by law was negligence on the part of defendants and was the proximate cause of the injury.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Marathon county: Chas. Y. Baedeen, Circuit Judge. They contended, inter alia, that if defendants had not violated sec. 1728, S. & B. Ann. Stats., and had not employed or allowed plaintiff to work in their factory, he certainly would not have been injured there; and this violation of the duty imposed by law was negligence on the part of defendants and was the proximate cause of the injury. Smith v. Milwaukee B. ds T. Exeha/nge, 91 Wis. 360, and •cases cited; 1 Wait, Act. & Def. 133; Piper v. G., M. ds St. P. R. Go. 77 Wis. 247, 254; Evans v.…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, C. J.
In January, 1894, the defendants owned and operated a box factory in Wausau. There was a pony planer in that factory, the knives being attached to a cylinder which made about 3,500 revolutions per minute when in operation. These knives were uncovered, except a bonnet projected over the center of the knife shaft. The pieces'of boards which came through the planer under the knives *450came out upon the bedplate and a table. The table was four-feet long, two feet high, and two feet wide. The gearing projected sixteen and one-half inches outside of the frame. The bedplate was eleven inches above the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McGowan v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
- Kaples v. OrthWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- Kucera v. Merrill Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
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- D.L. Ex Rel. Friederichs v. HuebnerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
- Sharon v. Winnebago Furniture Manufacturing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
- Goodwillie v. London Guarantee & Accident Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Lee v. Sterling Silk Manufacturing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- Welch v. Fargo & Moorhead Street Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1913
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