SHAURETTE v. CAPITOL ERECTING CO.


23 Wis.2d 538 (1964)

SHAURETTE, Respondent, v. CAPITOL ERECTING COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

April 28, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by Kivett & Kasdorf, attorneys, and Nonald J. Lewis and James P. Reardon of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Reardon.

For the respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Delbert E. Fowler of Milwaukee.


DIETERICH, J.

On January 24, 1959, Bernard Shaurette was working as a "pot man" in the foundry at the Advance plant in Milwaukee. It was his job to melt metal in the furnace and pour it into a large pot or ladle, which was then conveyed to other machines in the foundry by an overhead monorail system. Shaurette was injured when a portion of the monorail fell upon him while he was at work.

The monorail system had been purchased by Advance in June, 1950, and...

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