MUSIL v. BARRON ELECTRICAL CO-OPERATIVE


13 Wis.2d 342 (1961)

MUSIL, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BARRON ELECTRICAL CO-OPERATIVE, Defendant and Appellant: SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY, Interpleaded Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

April 4, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Cameron, Cameron & Shervey of Rice Lake, attorneys, and Arthur Wickham of Milwaukee of counsel, and oral argument by Mr. William A. Cameron and Mr. Wickham.

For the respondent Allen Musil there was a brief by Gannon & Gannon of Rice Lake, and Doar, & Knowles of New Richmond, and oral argument by W. T. Doar, Jr., and Patrick G. Gannon.

For the respondent Sears, Roebuck & Company there was a brief and oral argument by Donald L. Farr of Eau Claire.


DIETERICH, J.

Allen Musil and Velma were married in 1951. They were living on an 80-acre farm owned by Allen's father. They worked the farm and Allen also did outside work. The deceased, Velma, was twenty-eight years of age on June 4, 1958, the day she was electrocuted. She did the work of a farm woman, doing the housework, working in the fields, and in the barn. They had four children, two boys, age six and four, two girls, age three and two.

In 1939, the...

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