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RYAN v. ZWECK-WOLLENBERG CO.

266 Wis. 630 (1954)

RYAN, Respondent, vs. ZWECK-WOLLENBERG COMPANY, Defendant: PHILCO CORPORATION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

May 4, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Quarles, Spence & Quarles, attorneys, and Richard S. Gibbs of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Gibbs.

For the respondent there was a brief by Hooker & Wagner of Waupun, and oral argument by E. W. Hooker.

CURRIE, J.

It is a definitely settled principle of law in this state that a manufacturer who places a manufactured article in trade and commerce not inherently, but because of its negligent construction, imminently dangerous to life and limb, is liable to one who sustains injuries by reason of such negligent construction. Flies v. Fox Bros. Buick Co. (1928), 196 Wis. 196, 207, 218 N. W. 855; and Marsh Wood Products...

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