Vasey v. Industrial Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from ’a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment confirming an award of the Industrial Commission to Evangeline Whitcomb, widow of A1 Whitcomb, who is alleged to have died as result of injuries while in the employ of John Vasey.
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Appeal from ’a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment confirming an award of the Industrial Commission to Evangeline Whitcomb, widow of A1 Whitcomb, who is alleged to have died as result of injuries while in the employ of John Vasey. Whitcomb was employed as a swamper by John Vasey, and after the close of this employment entered into contract with Vasey by which he was to move his family to a camp near Ingram, have the use of the garden, and to work at peeling bark at $2.50 a cord. Eor the first two weeks after moving to the…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebeokeR, J.
The trial court held that the failure to give the plaintiffs written notice of claim for compensation as required by the provisions of sec. 2394 — -11, Stats., did not bar recovery of compensation, because it appears that there was no intention to mislead plaintiffs and that plaintiffs were not in fact misled thereby. The record is clear on the point that the evidence abundantly supports the Commission in their conclusion that there was no intention on the part of the claimants to mislead plaintiffs by the failure to give this written notice. The finding of the Commission and the holding of…
2Cited by1 opinion
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