PARCHEM v. ST. CECILIA'S CONGREGATION


28 Wis.2d 227 (1965)

PARCHEM and another, Respondents, v. ST. CECILIA'S CONGREGATION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 5, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Francis R. Bannen of Wisconsin Dells.

For the respondents there was a brief by Vaughn S. Conway and Kenneth H. Conway, Sr., both of Baraboo, and oral argument by Vaughn S. Conway.


FAIRCHILD, J.

A general order of the industrial commission, 3 Wis. Adm. Code, sec. Ind 62.05 (3), concededly applicable to defendant church, provides: "Stairways and steps which have more than 3 risers shall have handrails on both sides. Rails shall be not less than 2 feet 6 inches vertically above nose of treads, or 3 feet above a platform."

Although there appears to be no express requirement that a handrail must extend the full length of a stairway, and...

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