Christianson v. Pioneer Furniture Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse county: O. B. Wyman, Circuit Judge. Action to recover compensation for tbe death of Peter C. Christianson, alleged to have been caused by negligence of defendant, in that it set the deceased to work at a rip'saw, which, with its connections, was so improperly guarded and out of repair as to render it unsafe and unsuitable for such work.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse county: O. B. Wyman, Circuit Judge. Action to recover compensation for tbe death of Peter C. Christianson, alleged to have been caused by negligence of defendant, in that it set the deceased to work at a rip'saw, which, with its connections, was so improperly guarded and out of repair as to render it unsafe and unsuitable for such work. The cause was tried in November, 1894, resulting in a judgment for plaintiff, which, on appeal to this court, and on March. 27, 1896, was reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial. Judgment for…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed November 1, 1898:
Maeshall, J.
The statement of facts preceding this opinion discloses the only assignments of error that need be considered. There are many other errors assigned in appellant’s brief and ably argued by counsel on both sides, which would call for careful consideration if reached. But the first point made by appellant is considered decisive of the appeal, so a complete statement of facts upon which the other errors are-assigned would unnecessarily incumber the record to be preserved, and is therefore omitted.
Sec. 3072, Stats. 1898, provides that,…
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