Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. so, Al Published June 20, 1907.
CHAPTER 254, LAWS OF 1907.

CHAPTER 254, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend section 1915 of the
statutes, relating to liability of railroad
companies for injuries sustained by en-
ployeeS
The people of the State OF Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section /. Section 1916 of the statutes
is amended to read Section 1916 Every
railroad company shall be liable
for damages for all in
juries, whether resulting in death or not,
sustained by any of its employees, subject
to the provisions hereinafter contained re-
garding contrfbutory negligence on the part
of the injured employee:
by a defect in any locomotive,
engine, car, rail, track, roadbed, machin-
cry or appliance used by Its en-
ployees in and about the business Of their
9 When such injury shall
have been sustained by any officer, agent,
servant or employee OF such company, while
engaged In the line Of his duty such and
in whole or, in greater part by the
negligence of any other officer, agent, serv-
ant or employee of such company
in the discharge of, or by reason
of failure to discharge his duties as such.
g. In every action to recover for such
injury the court shall submit to the jury
the following questions First. whether
the company, or any officer, agent, servant
or employee other than the person injured
was guilty of negligence directly contribut-
ing to the injury second, If that question
is answered in the affirmative, whether
the person injured was guilty Of any negi-
gence which directly contributed to the in
jury: third, If that question is answered
in the affirmative, whether the negligence
of the party so injured was slighter or
greater as contributing cause to the In
jury than that Of the company, or any
officer, agent, servant or employee other
other questions as may be necessary.
4. In all cases where the jury shall find
that the negligence of the company, or any
officer, agent or employee of such company,
was greater tnan the negligence of the
employee so injured, and contributing in a
greater degree to such injury, then the
plaintiff shall be entitled to recover, and
the negligence, If any, of the employee so
injured shall be no bar to such recovery.
5. In all cases under this act the ques-
ton of negligence and contributOry negli-
gence shall be for the jury.
g. No contract or receipt between any
employee and a railroad company, no rule
or regulation promulgated or adopted by
such company, and no contract, rule or
given by such employee shall exempt such
corporation from the full liability imposed
7. The phrase railroad company" as
used in this act, shall be taken to en-
brace any company, association, corpora
ton or person managing maintaining, op-
Grating, or IN possession OF railroad In
whole or in part within this state, wheth-
er as owner, contractor. lessee, mortgage,
trustee, assignee or receiver.
g. In any action brought in the courts
of this state by a resident thereof, or the
representative Of deceased resident, to re-
cover damages In accordance with this act,
where the employee of any railroad COM
pany owning or operating railroad ex-
tending into or through this state and
into or through any other state or states
shall have received his injuries in any
other state where such railroad is owned
or operated, and the contract Of employ
ment shall have been made In this state,
company to plead or prove the decisions or
statutes of the state where such person
shall have been injured as a defense to
the action brought In this state
9. The provisions of this act shall not
apply to employees working in shops or
offices.
Approved June 10, 1907.