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WATRY v. CARMELITE SISTERS

274 Wis. 415 (1956)

WATRY, Appellant, vs. CARMELITE SISTERS OF THE DIVINE HEART OF JESUS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

January 7, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Hanley & Wedemeyer, attorneys, and William P. McGovern and Robert F. Cavanaugh of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. McGovern.

For the respondent there was a brief by Lines, Spooner & Quarles, attorneys, and James C. Mallien of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Mallien.

BROWN, J.

Appellant does not challenge the conclusion that respondent's liability is that of an owner of a public building subject to such an owner's obligations under the Wisconsin safe-place statute. The material parts of that statute are:

"Sec. 101.06 EMPLOYER'S DUTY TO FURNISH SAFE EMPLOYMENT AND PLACE. . . . Every employer and every owner of a place of employment or a public building now or hereafter constructed...

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