Legal Opinion

Hammond-Chandler Lumber Co. v. Industrial Commission

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 1916PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeals from a judgment and order of tbe circuit court for • Dane county: E. Ray SteveNS, Circuit Judge. Action to set aside an award of tbe Industrial Commission, made in due course, on account of tbe injury and death of John Gr. Peterson.

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Appeals from a judgment and order of tbe circuit court for • Dane county: E. Ray SteveNS, Circuit Judge. Action to set aside an award of tbe Industrial Commission, made in due course, on account of tbe injury and death of John Gr. Peterson. Mr. Peterson was injured while engaged at his work as an employee of plaintiff Ilammond-Chandler Lumber Company, which was subject to the Workmen’s Compensation Act, and was insured against losses within the scope of such act by plaintiff Lumbermen's Mutual. Casualty Company. Peterson died from his injury. Such proceedings were thereafter duly taken, upon…

1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.

Only a party aggrieved by a judgment can appeal tberefrom. Powers v. Powers, 145 Wis. 671, 130 N. W. 888; Larson v. Oisefos, 118 Wis. 368, 95 N. W. 399. Where tbe party appealing is not in any way aggrieved, tbe appeal should be dismissed. Amory v. Amory, 26 Wis. 152.

We are unable to discover wherein tbe Industrial Commission is aggrieved here. It could not have appealed from tbe order denying its motion to set aside tbe summons because such an order does not fall within tbe appeal statute, sec. 3069. It is not prejudiced by tbe judgment because, thereby, it, indirectly, obtained what it…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Illinois Steel Co. v. BudziszWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Relyea v. Tomahawk Paper & Pulp Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Gates v. PaulWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Telford v. City of AshlandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Whitney v. BrunetteWisconsin Supreme Court · 1862

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Townsend v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  2. Miller Brewing Co. v. Labor & Industry Review CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1993
  3. McCauley v. International Trading Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1954
  4. State v. SnyderWisconsin Supreme Court · 1920
  5. State Ex Rel. McKittrick v. Missouri Public Service Commission, Laclede Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1943

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