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... us . If he drew out of life more than he put in , his ... federal power as a regulative agency , and the narrative and docu- ments of his long and successful endeavor before Congress and in the courts are significant materials for an opening ...
... us . If he drew out of life more than he put in , his ... federal power as a regulative agency , and the narrative and docu- ments of his long and successful endeavor before Congress and in the courts are significant materials for an opening ...
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... Federal activity and was yet to be tested by experience and interpreted by the courts . Its methods of procedure remained to be devised . Public opinion expected wonders to be performed , while , on the other hand , the railroads ...
... Federal activity and was yet to be tested by experience and interpreted by the courts . Its methods of procedure remained to be devised . Public opinion expected wonders to be performed , while , on the other hand , the railroads ...
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... courts , and at last really gave his own life in defense of the cause . The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 , which ... Federal government as a 54 IX TAKING UP HIS LIFE WORK.
... courts , and at last really gave his own life in defense of the cause . The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 , which ... Federal government as a 54 IX TAKING UP HIS LIFE WORK.
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... courts . Mr. Moseley began at once to prepare himself for the task of enforcing the law all along the lines of the ... Federal legislation , it was certain to be stub- bornly contested line by line . To meet that contest , Mr. Moseley ...
... courts . Mr. Moseley began at once to prepare himself for the task of enforcing the law all along the lines of the ... Federal legislation , it was certain to be stub- bornly contested line by line . To meet that contest , Mr. Moseley ...
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... Federal courts alone . To the astonishment of judges and of lawyers engaged in this branch of law , attorneys of the national government intervened even in cases brought before state courts to save the act from virtual nullifica- tion ...
... Federal courts alone . To the astonishment of judges and of lawyers engaged in this branch of law , attorneys of the national government intervened even in cases brought before state courts to save the act from virtual nullifica- tion ...
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The Life Work of Edward A. Moseley in the Service of Humanity James Morgan Affichage du livre entier - 1913 |
The Life Work of Edward A. Moseley in the Service of Humanity James Morgan Affichage du livre entier - 1913 |
The Life Work of Edward A. Moseley in the Service of Humanity James Morgan Affichage du livre entier - 1913 |
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Page 94 - An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes and their locomotives with driving-wheel brakes, and for other purposes...
Page 325 - that the laws of the several states, except where the Constitution, treaties or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States in cases where they apply.
Page 322 - ... the workman, or in case the injury results in death, the legal personal representatives of the workman, and any persons entitled in case of death, shall have the same right of compensation and remedies against the employer as if the workman had not been a workman of nor in the service of the employer, nor engaged in his work.
Page 358 - It is neither just, expedient, nor humane, it is revolting to judgment and sentiment alike, that the financial burden of accidents occurring because of the necessary exigencies of their daily occupation should be thrust upon those sufferers who are least able to bear it, and that such remedy as is theirs should only be obtained by litigation which now burdens our courts.
Page 372 - ... power to establish ways of communication by land. But since, in consequence of the expansion of the country, the multiplication of its products, and the invention of railroads and locomotion by steam, land transportation has so vastly increased, a sounder consideration of the subject has prevailed and led to the conclusion that Congress has plenary power over the whole subject.
Page 346 - It shall be the duty of the general manager, superintendent, or other proper officer of every common carrier engaged in interstate commerce by railroad to make to the Interstate Commerce Commission...
Page 322 - That where personal injury is caused to a workman by reason of the negligence of any person in the service of the...
Page 360 - State, obtained a removal of the cause to the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of Maryland.
Page 358 - It should demand the highest quality of service from each of its employees and it should care for all of them properly in return. Congress should adopt legislation providing limited but definite compensation for accidents to all workmen within the scope of the Federal power, including employees of navy yards and arsenals. In other words, a model employers...
Page 80 - that whoever drew blood in the streets should be punished with the utmost severity,' did not extend to the surgeon who opened the vein of a person that fell down in the street in a fit.