Employers' liability and workmen's compensation, Količine 7–10 |
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90 per cent accident action adjuster amendment amount appointment Arkansas attorneys Brotherhood of Locomotive Brotherhood of Railroad CARLIN CHAIRMAN claim agents COBURN committee common carriers common law compensation bill compensation law Congress contributory negligence damages DAVIS EDWIN Y employment existing law favor Federal FLOYD give GOMPERS GRAHAM HARDWICK HOWLAND indorse injured employee injury or death January 20 Jim Smith Judiciary jury fee jury trial labor legislative board liability act liability laws litigation Little Rock Locomotive Engineers matter negligence Nonpartisan Political Association NORRIS opposed optional organization party passage passed pending pensation personal injury ployee present law proposed law proposition provides question railroad companies railroad employees Railroad Trainmen Railway Conductors railway employees receive recover RUCKER safety-appliance acts Senate statute STERLING submit Supreme Court tion trial by jury United United States Senate W. L. Hall wages Washington WEBB workingmen workman workmen's compensation act
Priljubljeni odlomki
Stran 413 - If in any employment to which this act applies personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment is caused to a workman, his employer shall, subject as hereinafter mentioned, be liable to pay compensation in accordance with the first schedule to this act...
Stran 502 - Act to' recover damages for personal injuries to an employee, or where such injuries have resulted in his death, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee...
Stran 414 - Proceedings for the recovery under this act of compensation for an injury shall not be maintained unless notice of the accident has been given as soon as practicable after the happening thereof and before the workman has voluntarily left the employment in which he was injured...
Stran 413 - Act applies personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment is caused to a workman, his employer shall, subject as herein-after mentioned, be liable to pay compensation in accordance with the First Schedule to this Act. (2.) Provided that : — (a) The employer shall not be liable under this Act in respect of any injury which does not disable the workman for a period of at least two weeks from earning full wages at the work at which he was employed...
Stran 413 - When the injury was caused by the personal negligence or wilful act of the employer or of some person for whose act or default the employer is responsible, nothing in this Act shall affect any civil liability of the employer, but in that case the workman may, at his option, either claim compensation under this Act or take proceedings independently of this Act...
Stran 370 - Under this Act an action may be brought in a circuit court of the United States, in the district of the residence of the defendant, or in which the cause of action arose, or in which the defendant shall be doing business at the time of commencing such action.
Stran 444 - Act to recover damages for injuries to, or the death of, any of its employees, such employee shall not be held to have assumed the risks of his employment in any case where such injury or death resulted in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier...
Stran 416 - ... of this act ; but the employer shall not be liable to pay compensation for injury to a workman by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment both independently of and also under this act, and shall not be liable to any proceedings independently of this act, except in case of such personal negligence or wilful act as aforesaid...
Stran 413 - If within the time hereinafter in this act limited for taking proceedings an action is brought to recover damages independently of this act for injury caused by any accident, and it is determined in such action that the injury is one for which the employer is not liable in such action, but that he would have been liable to pay compensation under the provisions of this act, the action shall be dismissed ; but the court in which the. action is tried...
Stran 414 - ... costs, and such certificate shall have the force and effect of an award under this Act. (5.) Nothing in this Act shall affect any proceeding for a fine under the enactments relating to mines or factories, or the application of any such fine...