Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co. v. Industrial Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray StevéNS, Circuit Judge. They argued, among other things, that intoxication proximately causing an injury is not “wilful misconduct” as matter of law.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray StevéNS, Circuit Judge. They argued, among other things, that intoxication proximately causing an injury is not “wilful misconduct” as matter of law. Meracle v. Down, 64 Wis. 323, 331, 332, 25 N. W. 412; Rhyner v. Menasha, 107 Wis. 201, 209, 210, 83 N. W. 303; Rhyner v. Menasha, 97 Wis. 523, 527, 73 N. W. 41; Ward v. C., St. P., M. ■& O. R. Co. 85 Wis. 601, 605, 55 N. W. 771; Bolin v. C., St. P., M. ■& O. R. Co. 108 Wis. 333, 352, 84 N. W. 446; Could v. Merrill R. & L. Co. 139 Wis. 433, 438, 121 N. W. 161. Tbe English…
1Opinion of the CourtTimlixst, J.
On January 23, 1913, the Industrial Commission made an award directing that the respondent pay to Miitie Smith the sum of $2,040 on account of the death of her husband, Pat Smith, while in the employment of respondent. March 24, 1913, in an action brought for that purpose, the circuit court for Dane county set aside this award on the ground that the Industrial Commission acted in excess of its powers in finding that the death of Pat Smith was not caused by wilful misconduct. ■ The finding of the Commission on this point was as follows:
“The death of Pat Smith was proximately caused by accident…
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