The Workmen's Compensation Law Journal, Volume 2William Otis Badger C.C. Hine's Sons Company, 1918 - Courts |
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... reversed , and case remanded , with directions . Louis E. Wyman , of Manchester , N. H. ( Taggart , Burroughs , Wy- man & McLane , of Manchester , N. H. , on the brief ) , for plaintiff . Edward C. Stone , of Boston , Mass . ( Sawyer ...
... reversed , and case remanded , with directions . Louis E. Wyman , of Manchester , N. H. ( Taggart , Burroughs , Wy- man & McLane , of Manchester , N. H. , on the brief ) , for plaintiff . Edward C. Stone , of Boston , Mass . ( Sawyer ...
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... Reversed , and new trial directed upon particular questions . Lee Judy , of Kansas City , Kan . , Hogsett & Boyle , of Kansas City , Mo. , and T. F. Railsback , Thomas M. Van Cleave , and H. J. Smith , all of Kansas City , Kan . , for ...
... Reversed , and new trial directed upon particular questions . Lee Judy , of Kansas City , Kan . , Hogsett & Boyle , of Kansas City , Mo. , and T. F. Railsback , Thomas M. Van Cleave , and H. J. Smith , all of Kansas City , Kan . , for ...
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... reversed . The judg- ment was reversed on the ground that an instruction was erro- neous because it did not submit to the jury the question of the defendant's knowledge of the dangerously playful habits of William Deeds , a fellow ...
... reversed . The judg- ment was reversed on the ground that an instruction was erro- neous because it did not submit to the jury the question of the defendant's knowledge of the dangerously playful habits of William Deeds , a fellow ...
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... reversed or modified . ' Upon any issue of fact involved the appellant is given the valuable right of trial by jury , and a full opportunity to be heard . " In the case of American Ice Co. v . Fitzhugh , 128 Md . 382 , 97 Atl . 999 ...
... reversed or modified . ' Upon any issue of fact involved the appellant is given the valuable right of trial by jury , and a full opportunity to be heard . " In the case of American Ice Co. v . Fitzhugh , 128 Md . 382 , 97 Atl . 999 ...
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... reversed . The case was tried a second time , and on March 9 , 1917 , under an amended petition , he recovered a verdict and judgment for $ 3,500 . Defendant has again appealed . [ 1 , 2 ] In the original petition plaintiff alleged ...
... reversed . The case was tried a second time , and on March 9 , 1917 , under an amended petition , he recovered a verdict and judgment for $ 3,500 . Defendant has again appealed . [ 1 , 2 ] In the original petition plaintiff alleged ...
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Page 716 - A person has no property, no vested interest, in any rule of the common law. That is only one of the forms of municipal law, and is no more sacred than any other. Rights of property which have been created by the common law cannot be taken away without due process ; but the law itself, as a rule of conduct, may be changed at the will, or even at the whim, of the legislature, unless prevented by constitutional limitations. Indeed, the great office of statutes is to remedy defects in the common law...
Page 812 - 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...
Page 738 - Territories and any foreign nation or nations, shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce, or, in case of the death of such employee, to his or her personal representative, for the benefit of the surviving widow or husband and children of such employee; and, if none, then of such employee's parents; and, if none, then of the next of kin dependent upon such employee...
Page 719 - Class legislation, discriminating against some and favoring others, is prohibited, but legislation which, in carrying out a public purpose, is limited in its application, if within the sphere of its operation it THE POLICE POWER OF THE STATES affects alike all persons similarly situated, is not within the amendment.
Page 302 - Where the injury for which compensation is payable under this Act was caused under circumstances creating a legal liability in some person other than the employer...
Page 478 - Columbia and any of the states or territories and any foreign nation or nations shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce, or in case of the death of such employee to his or her personal representative...
Page 837 - When a given state of facts is such that reasonable men may fairly differ upon the question as to whether there was negligence or not, the determination of the matter is for the jury.
Page 883 - Under this test, if the injury can be seen to have followed as a natural incident of the work, and to have been contemplated by a reasonable person familiar with the whole situation as a result of the exposure occasioned by the nature of the employment, then it arises 'out of the employment.
Page 208 - willfully," when applied to the intent with which an act is done or omitted, implies simply a purpose or willingness to commit the act, or make the omission referred to. It does not require any intent to violate law, or to injure another, or to acquire any advantage; 2. The words "neglect," "negligence," "negligent,
Page 358 - That any contract, rule, regulation, or device whatsoever, the purpose or intent of which shall be to enable any common carrier to exempt itself from any liability created by this act, shall to that extent be void...