CORPRON v. SAFER FOODS, INC.


22 Wis.2d 478 (1964)

CORPRON and wife, Appellants, v. SAFER FOODS, INC., and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 4, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Phillips, Hoffman & Phillips of Milwaukee, and oral argument by N. Paley Phillips.

For the respondents there was a brief by Kivett & Kasdorf of Milwaukee, for Safer Foods, Inc., and by Jerome T. Safer of Milwaukee, for Safer Brothers, Inc., attorneys, and John M. Swietlik and James G. Forester of counsel, both of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Swietlik and Mr. Safer.


FAIRCHILD, J.

1. Safe-place statute. The circuit court declined to instruct the jury that defendants had obligations under the safe-place statute, since the court was of the opinion that the public sidewalk was not a place of employment as defined in sec. 101.01 (1), Stats.

Plaintiffs claim that the sidewalk was a place of employment for which defendants were responsible because "they used the public sidewalk...

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