Barry v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Sykes
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
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Claim Types
Outcome
The Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed and remanded the case for a new trial on the issue of notice liability, holding that the loose stairway nosing constituted an 'unsafe condition associated with the structure' rather than a 'structural defect,' thus requiring proof of notice under the safe place statute.
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