Albrecht v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: J". C. Ludwig, Judge. Action for personal injuries. The wrong complained of was negligence of the defendant in failing to furnish plaintiff a reasonably safe place to work. Plaintiff was a locomotive fireman. The defect in his working place was absence of a metallic shield commonly placed in front of the indicator glass on the appliance for supplying the steam cylinders of the engine with oil.
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Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: J". C. Ludwig, Judge. Action for personal injuries. The wrong complained of was negligence of the defendant in failing to furnish plaintiff a reasonably safe place to work. Plaintiff was a locomotive fireman. The defect in his working place was absence of a metallic shield commonly placed in front of the indicator glass on the appliance for supplying the steam cylinders of the engine with oil. The appliance was located conspicuously in the engine cab so that the occupants thereof could see by observation, at any time when the…
1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.
It is rightly contended by appellant’s counsel, and conceded by counsel for respondent, that unless as a matter of law, on the evidence, the engineer stood towards the respondent in the master’s place, charged with its duty to furnish him a reasonably safe place in which to perform his work, as regards the guarding of the lubricator glass, and there was reasonable ground on the evidence for the finding that he submitted himself to the risk which resulted in his injury upon the faith of the engineer’s promise to perform that duty, and was not guilty of any want of ordinary •care in so doing,…
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