Kennedy v. Lake Superior Terminal & Transfer Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for St. Croix county: E. B. Bundy, Circuit Judge. This action -was commenced July 2, 1892, to recover damages sustained by the plaintiff by having his hand and wrist crushed and mangled while in the employ of the defendant, December 22,1891, and engaged in coupling freight cars on the defendant’s tracks in Superior, by reason of the alleged negligence of the defendant.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for St. Croix county: E. B. Bundy, Circuit Judge. This action -was commenced July 2, 1892, to recover damages sustained by the plaintiff by having his hand and wrist crushed and mangled while in the employ of the defendant, December 22,1891, and engaged in coupling freight cars on the defendant’s tracks in Superior, by reason of the alleged negligence of the defendant. The issue being joined, and at the close of the second trial thereof, the jury returned a special verdict to the effect: (1) That the plaintiff was injured while in the employ of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Oassoday, 0. J.
The main track of the defendant’s railway at the place in question runs east and west, and crosses Tower avenue at right angles. The first street east of Tower avenue is Ogden avenue, and the first street east of that is John avenue. Erom Tower avenue to John avenue the distance is more than 600 feet. Near the west side of John avenue is a switch connecting a spur or stub track with the defendant’s main track, and on the south side thereof, and which spur track runs west from the switch and parallel to and four feet south of the main track to within two feet of the east…
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