Reque v. Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Corp.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
97 N.W.2d 182 (1959)
Relevant factsFree
The plaintiff was injured falling while exiting a bus that had parked more than twelve inches from the curb, in violation of a Wisconsin statute requiring vehicles to park within twelve inches of the curb. The plaintiff sued the transit company (defendant), and the trial court held that violating the statute was not negligence per se, sustaining the defendant's demurrer to the complaint.
IssueFree
Whether, if a statute is intended to protect a certain class of people against a certain type of harm, and a person not of that class suffers a different type of harm, the violation constitutes negligence per se.