The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-03
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| Suprems Court Justice Guthbsrt W.
! Pound. sitting IN Special Term IN IRE county q,
has sustained the Con-titut ionalityof Chapter
| s7g 81 the Laws Of 1914. amending the labor
/ Law IN relation to workmen = compensation
/ in certain DANGEROUS employ mentS ms
/ chapter, which Was attacked for the hrst
/ time before Justice Found. applies only
to work men engaged IN manual ar mechan-
| zeal labor IN certain employment- declared
4 by the act TO he dangerous by reason OF
! inherent. necessary or Substantially unaN ODD
able RISK To life or limb. m hiCh Il ~ deemed
I necessary Ia establish new system OF
| compensation for accidents to Norkmen
/ In such employments are included the
I operation On steam railroads OF locomo-
| tlVes engines trains. motors or cars pro-
! PEELED by steam. electricity or other mechan-
/ teal power. ar the construction or repair
! OF steam railroad tracks or roadbsd- over
which locomotives Or cars are operated
The Ca-e before the court was Ives ~
IRE South Buffalo Railway company, and
| tho plaintiff brought himself under the
/ provisions OF the act nv establishing that
he was employed a. "A ~SitChman aud wa-
| injured while on duty. without negligence
on the part al the defendant and without
serious ar Nilful misConuu't- On hi- part,
but solely by rea-On Of the necessary risk
or danger OF HI employment PRIOR Ia he
enactment OF me statute IN NNe~llbh 'bf
plainti1 would have bad no remedy, hut
under u he NAV recover according 10
fixed scale Of compensation without "siab-
fishing that n. defendant Nas NJ fault
The Court SAYS that the act ~ ba~..d on
the wOrkmen'- 'ompen ~it'On act 81 Ing
land and its enactment j. due No the fact
that the common law affords no available
remedy for Injuries ocCasioned by indust rial
accidents not attributable to the nsgli gence
| Of the employer
Justice Pound saws IN his opinion.
Defendant malnAiAs that under oar system
Of constitutional gov eminent the Incorporation
into our lAW Of the English lAN OF SOrEmen's
compen lion i hey ond the powers OF the Lsgisla
ture fiTSt. becau-c the act In question depriNes
the defendant Of liberty and properly Without due
process OF Law. and denies II the equal protection
Of the laws IN cOntrAvrn ton Of the Fourteen N
Amendment Of the tnited states Consultation
and Artcie l. section Of the Constitution OF this
state second. hecauSe ~ violates the right OF
trial hy Jury guaranteed by Article l. section :.
Of the Constitution Of this State Third. hecaU>r
II limits the amount rrablr IN actions 20
| recover damages for injuries resulting IN death
In contfaN en- ton % Article !. section l. Of the
Constitution Of Tits STATE
n has well been aid ny Nr Justice brown o. the
supreme Court Of the United states. writing
the opinion Of the court In HOden - Hardy
10 ~ that while the cardinal principles
% Justice are inmutable the methods by which
Justice IL administered are subject tn constant
nurtuation and the Constitution Of the United
states. which Is necessarily and to large extent
In eAible and exceedingly dirhcult Of amendment.
should not he construed To deprive the
states Of the power 10 ~ amend their Laws 10
make them conform 10 he wishes Of the citizcns
They may deem best for the public welfare
without bringing them INTO conflict Win N"
supreme Law Of The land
u l. vel established th,' statute -ppIca"l-
SHlclN to railroads to not dem Ia rfuruAdS ne
] ~ Inn Of a tinn If
dangerous enirlos meats fpr m purr-,,rs ~
thr A. must he u1nsif .'u,>.srri RsIlrusl COM
parry Ne, kry y. o. = rs Ru' NJ At 9,
atiarked rhsny b~,AuS~ " In 'sr-c> Va bint With
out faulf our Jurisprudence Offers rNauples
- lSgsl LIABILITY without fault ami re d~pFil O.
ton - prop-ri' Vith"ut iauli b~,ng tIrlhutaHIe
~ - owner The Av ~ dcodanf 20, such
example TIC pcr>onin"stl0n ~ tNs ship IN
MARINE Law - another p'her rNar1plss nFr
offered In me common .an iIaulHu o; me ne,
bard Tor th~ tort, ~ 'he wife iahiu ~ the
masi'r FOR the ncts ~ hi >er''nt .Th~ ',coph.
iot - 'hicaeo. % and = I9 81" S., Ter
nee - r.. = a.
In the .ass la.t cte,i q ,tsiuts -u,,ing rauroad
con- panirs Hahls for ~ damages 'lrref .tou
the iu.r~Iu 81 passengers white reing Transported
over it, roaf. exert In 49, Whs-e me lniur,
arose through tho criminal ncgurcEcr ~ the prr
Injured wA> upheld. primarily ~ tho ground
mat ne railroad 'ornuanN !~tng a duri~str cor
poratiun ~ Nebraska Accrpt-i With IT. incurpora.
ton the uAblhu ~ tmpo~Sd 10 that state aud
.ould MOI co~1gts'n ~ - Hu' ttr colit N It,
opinio7 -i'c, win lpVrotA Al The uainirn - me
>uprere Court ~ Nebraska. mat court ,Ald
me leFisia uon ls UusuNatir under 'h~ urur-
pov'r ~ the STATE :" r. M, been hrid 90 va>
snarTf o. make raiiToai upanir> risurrT> ~
ne >afr tran ,DoTtAtlor ~ thri- pi>,r1gr~, A.
,hrf ver~ ~ baggage Nni frci-h'. ant ro good
req ~ BE- sugEesft4 wh' "a. road rnnpacN
sroum ~ RELEASED from ha"luts foT M uric
r-~'iH'f l' po>~enger NNii" h"inC uansunrled
20, ~ 80 u"r vhlis the rorp".stlrr mast rrs9o1d
FOR ar, damage tp %, baEgAs- OF freight
me '~EislAtrE' ma alt "r r"7~Hl The 80 n MON
Law % MA, crsetr urv Fs-trs. ~alarse the
scope ~ st,I remedies H1d 'R~i~n Is-ro-.'.s.f'.
for In rte. I. CO.. rsr.,.s avai4-i whHn iar COW
mon 49, -i,ssto '.s7~d, H.r'nuf' - - I,rIy
4, y nt l' voUh ss~rI 10 frliua mar 10
might .usks .r1>- who ~1trlot Norsuty0 lu dan.
Eefo'Is ,AlIing- IN .r,r> 900 sDr" CVt~tt. - the
Safst' ~ su'h Nur. mon me rnrurNn law
ir pu,-ed upon 'hS nnpo, cc entire rgspolsihtN'y
'or lnI ri-s arising ont ~ re 7,css>'r' r,ss u-