CONNELL v. LUCK


264 Wis. 282 (1953)

CONNELL, by Guardian ad litem, Respondent, vs. LUCK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

June 2, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The cause was submitted for the appellant on the briefs of George A. Hartman, Leo C. Hartman, and Robert G. Hartman, all of Juneau, attorneys, and Wilkie, McCusker & Wilkie of Madison of counsel, and for the respondent on the brief of Lester A. Buckley of Hartford, and Paul A. Hemmy, Jr., of Juneau.


BROADFOOT, J.

The sole question to be determined is whether or not sec. 85.61, Stats., applies to a farmer's tractor being used upon his own farm. This statute reads as follows:

"No vehicle of the tractor type shall be operated unless the driving wheels are protected by suitable fenders."

The plaintiff contends that this is a plain, simple, and unambigous statute. It is conceded that, as a general rule, where...

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