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HECKENDORF v. J. C. PENNEY CO.

31 Wis.2d 346 (1966)

HECKENDORF, by Guardian ad litem, and another, Appellants, v. J. C. PENNEY COMPANY and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

June 7, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there was a brief by Schmitt, Wurster, Tinglum & Nolan and J. Michael Nolan, all of Merrill, and oral argument by J. Michael Nolan.

For the respondents there was a brief by Genrich, Terwilliger, Wakeen, Piehler & Conway of Wausau, for Hyman B. Coen, and David A. Gorman of Wausau, for the J. C. Penney Company, and oral argument by Walter H. Piehler.

CURRIE, C. J.

The single issue presented by this appeal is whether a swinging door comprising part of the entrance to a store building is unsafe within the meaning of the safe-place statute (sec. 101.06, Stats.) because of the failure to equip it with available safety devices or safeguards. We assume for the purpose of this decision that Karen was a "frequenter" within the meaning of this statute, inasmuch as she was accompanying her parents

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