St. Brit. Laws, statutes, etc., Work-
compensation law.

men's

EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY

UNDER THE

WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT, 1897,

AND THE

EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT, 1880.

BY

ARTHUR ROBINSON, B.A.,

BARRISTER-AT-LAW

Of the Middle Temple and North Eastern Circuit; late Scholar of Jesus College,
Cambridge; one of the Examiners of the High Court of Justice; and
Author of "The Law Relating to Income Tax."

LONDON:

STEVENS AND SONS, LIMITED,

119 & 120, CHANCERY LANE,

Law Publishers.

1898.

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PRINTED BY C. F. ROWORTH, GREAT NEW STREET, FETTER LANE, E.C.

PREFACE.

In this little book the author has attempted to deal with the liability of employers under the Employers' Liability Act, 1880, and the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1897. The book commences with a short summary of the law, then follow the two Acts, which are dealt with section by section, and the conclusion is devoted to the common law defences to actions under the Employers' Liability Act. It is hoped that this arrangement will prove useful.

December, 1897.

CONTENTS.

SUMMARY OF THE LAW

THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT

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THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT

COUNTY COURT RULES APPLICABLE TO THE EMPLOYERS'

LIABILITY ACT

COMMON LAW DEFENCES TO ACTIONS UNDER THE EM-

PLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT-

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76

APPENDICES.

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A. THE FATAL ACCIDENTS ACT, 1846 (LORD CAMPBELL'S

ACT), 9 & 10 VICT. c. 93

LORD CAMPBELL'S ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 27 & 28 VICT.

C. 95

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97

102

B. THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS ACT, 1878, 41 & 42

VICT. c. 16, FOURTH SCHEDULE

C. THE DOCTRINE OF RES IPSA LOQUITUR

105

· 109

D. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRAR

OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES TO SCHEME UNDER WORK-

MEN'S COMPENSATION ACT

INDEX

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TABLE OF CASES.

Amos v. Duffy, 6 T. L. R. 339

Armstrong v. S. E. R., 11 Jurist, 758

Bacon v. Davis, 3 T. L. R. 557

Baddeley v. Earl Granville, 19 Q. B. D. 423; 56 L. J. Q. B.

501; 57 L. T. 268; 36 W. R. 63; 51 J. P. 822 Balleny v. Cree, 11 Sc. Sess. Cas. 3rd ser. 626

Barber v. Burt, 10 T. L. R. 383

Baxter v. Wyman, 4 T. L. R. 255

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48

78

6

53

48

90

Bayley v. Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Rail. Co.,
8 C. P. 148; 42 L. J. C. P. 78; 28 L. T. 366
Beckett v. Corporation of Manchester, 52 J. P. 346
Bird v. G. N. R., 28 L. J. Ex. 3 -

Blake v. Midland Rail. Co., 18 Q. B. 93 ; 21 L. J. Q. B. 233 ;
16 Jurist, 562
Bortick, v. Head, Wrightson, & Co., 53 L. T. 909; 34 W. R.
102; 50 J. P. 327; 2 T. L. R. 103
Bound v. Lawrence, (1892) 1 Q. B. 226; 61 L. J. M. C. 21 ;
65 L. T. 844; 40 W. R. 1; 56 J. P. 118-

Bourke v. Cork and Macroom Rail. Co., 4 L. R. Ir. 682
Bradburn v. G. W. R., 10 L. R. Ex. 1; 44 L. J. Ex. 9; 31
L. T. 464; 23 W. R. 468

Bramall v. Lees, 29 L. T. (O. S.) 111

Brannigan v. Robinson, (1892) 1 Q. B. 344; 61 L. J. Q. B. 202; 66 L. T. 647; 56 J. P. 328

Bromley v. Cavendish Spinning Co., 2 T. L. R. 881
Brooke v. Ramsden, 63 L. T. 287; 55 J. P. 262
Brown v. Butterley, 53 L. T. 964; 50 J. P. 230; 2 T. L. R.

Bunker v. Midland Rail. Co., 47 L. T. 476; 31 W. R. 231 53
Butler v. Birnbaum, 7 T. L. R. 287
Byrne v. Boadle, 2 H. & C. 722; 33 L. J. Ex. 13; 9 L. T.
450; 12 W. R. 279