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POWLESS v. MILWAUKEE COUNTY

6 Wis.2d 78 (1959)

POWLESS, Appellant, v. MILWAUKEE COUNTY and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

January 2, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by Whyte, Hirschboeck, Minahan, Harding & Harland of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Victor M. Harding.

For the respondents there was a brief by Moore & Moore of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Raymond J. Moore and Gary E. Moore.

MARTIN, C. J.

The statutes involved, so far as material, read:

Sec. 101.01 (11) "The term `safe' or `safety' as applied to an employment or a place of employment or a public building, shall mean such freedom from danger to the life, health, safety, or welfare of employees or frequenters, or the public, ... as the nature of the employment, place of employment, or public building, will reasonably permit."

Sec. 101.06 "Every employer shall furnish employment...

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