Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

No 81 Al hnp 5PgD 1AMs Nay M z 1913
AN ACT-To amend section 1889 of the
statutes, relating to notice in case Of
injury because Of defects in high
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly
do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1899 of the stat
utes Is amended to read: Section 1888.
If any damage shall happen to any
person, his team, carriage or other
property by reason of the insuff1ciency
sluiceway or road in any town, city or
village, the person sustaining such
damage shall have right to sue for
and recover the same against any such
town, city or village, provided, how
ever, that no action shall be main
tanned by husband on account of In
juries received by a wife, or by a
parent on account of injuries received
BY a minor child; but If such damage
shall happen by reason Of the insufh-
cheney or want of repairs of bridge
sluiceway or road which any county
shall have adopted as a county road
and is by law bound to keep in repair,
such county shall be liable therefor
and the claim for damages shall be
against the county. If such damages
shall happen by reason. of the insult
ficiency or want of repairs of a bridge
erected or maintained at the expense
of two or more towns, the action shall
be brought against all the towns liable
for the repair of the same and upon
recovery of Judgment the damages and
costs shall be paid by such towns In
the proportion in which they are liable
for such repairs; and the court may,
in it's discretion, direct the judgment
to be collected from or issue execu-
ton against each town for it's pro-
portion only. No such action shall be
maintained against any county, town
city or village unless within thirty
days in the case of any county, - :"
town or village, and fifteen days in
the case of any city after
the happening of the event causing
such damage, notice in writing signed
by the party, his agent or attorney,
shall be given to the county clerk Of
the county, supervisor of the town,
one of the trustees of the village, or
mayor or city clerk Of the city against
the place where such damage occurred,
and describing generally the INSULT
cheney or want of repair which occa-
stoned it and that satisfaction therefor
is claimed of such county, town, city
or village. No notice given hereunder
shall be deemed insufficient or invalid
solely because of any inaccuracy or
failure therein in stating the time, de-
scribing the place or the insufficiency
or want of repairs which caused the
damage for which satisfaction is
claimed, provided it shall appear that
there was no intention on the part of
the person giving such notice to mis-
lead the other party and that such
party was not in fact misled thereby;
and provided further, that the amount
recoverable by any person for any
damage or injury shall in no case eX-
coed five thousand dollars. No action
shall be maintained to recover dam
ages for injuries sustained by reason
of an accumulation of snow or ice up
on any bridge or highway, unless such
accumulation shall have existed for
three weeks.
Section g. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication.
Approved April 80, 1913. Copy Law.