State v. Dried Milk Products Co-Operative

In this case, the owner of the vehicle, who was also the employer of its driver, was found guilty of the violation of sec. 348.15 (2) (c), Stats., which provides, in part, no person shall operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles on a Class “A” highway which does not comply with certain weight limitations. This section is part of a welfare statute which generally creates a crime malum pro-hibitum for the doing of an act without requirement of intent. Two other sections, namely, secs. 348.02 (3) 1 and 348.20 (l), 2 must be considered in arriving at a construction of the statutory language.