Larsen v. J. I. Case Co.

The court has repeatedly held that the sole liability of an employer because of the injury of an employee in the course of his employment, either to the employee or to anyone else, is under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Algrem v. Nowlan, ante, p. 70, 154 N. W. 2d 217; Engel v. Bindel (1965), 27 Wis. 2d 456, 134 N. W. 2d 404; A. O. Smith Corp. v. Associated Sales & Bag Co. (1962), 16 Wis. 2d 145, 113 N. W. 2d 562. It has been recognized, however, that the rule of no liability of the employer over and above that imposed by the Workmen’s Compensation Act does not apply in the case of an…