Du Rocher v. Teutonia Motor Car Co.

The defendant strenuously contends that the plaintiff, in entering through the doorway and in crossing the platform at the head of the stairway in the manner *211as shown by the evidence, was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law; that its. motion for judgment’after verdict should have been granted; and that the judgment in the instant case should be reversed and the plaintiff’s complaint dismissed.

The safe-place statutes, and the public-building- statutes contained in ch. 101 of the Statutes were enacted for the purpose of protecting human life, limb, and health. In order to…