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Workmen's Compensation - Occupational Diseases - Radiation Injury Amendment, Vance A. Fisher S.Ed. Dec 1959

Workmen's Compensation - Occupational Diseases - Radiation Injury Amendment, Vance A. Fisher S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

The Kansas Workmen's Compensation Act has recently been amended to take more complete account of the complex nature of injuries which might arise through the increased use of radioactive materials and ionizing radiation. The effect of the amendment is twofold. First, it makes more inclusive the definition of radiation injury as an occupational disease by treating "exposure to ionizing radiation" as a cause of compensable injury. Second, it removes all time limitation periods with regard to the giving of notice and the filing of claims and extends the general limitation period from one year from the date of disablement or …


Labor Law And Workmen's Compensation--1959 Tennessee Survey, Paul H. Sanders, J. Gilmer Bowman, Jr. Oct 1959

Labor Law And Workmen's Compensation--1959 Tennessee Survey, Paul H. Sanders, J. Gilmer Bowman, Jr.

Vanderbilt Law Review

What is the meaning of the term "actual cash value" in the standard fire policy? The middle section of the court of appeals, following a prior Tennessee case and the weight of authority, held that the phrase is synonomous with "market value" only where the goods are readily replaceable in a current market. Where there is no market, or where the market value is inadequate to properly indemnify the insured, "actual cash value" means the "'value to the owner' or the loss he suffers in being deprived of the goods." Since the goods involved in this case were personal effects, …


Workmen's Compensation, Toni Rembe Jul 1959

Workmen's Compensation, Toni Rembe

Washington Law Review

Covers cases on horseplay during the course of employment.


Admiralty- "Twilight Zone" In Workmen's Compensation - Pursuit Of State Common Law Action Against Employer, James S. Leigh Jun 1959

Admiralty- "Twilight Zone" In Workmen's Compensation - Pursuit Of State Common Law Action Against Employer, James S. Leigh

Michigan Law Review

Petitioner was injured on his employer's barge moored in navigable waters while assisting in a loading operation. The employer was insured solely under the Federal Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Act. Instead of pursuing the remedy available under the federal act, petitioner brought the common law action authorized by state workmen's compensation legislation in the state courts. The Oregon Supreme Court affirmed judgment for the employer on the ground that the injury was covered exclusively by the federal act. On certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, held, reversed per curiam, two justices dissenting. The injury was incurred within the …


Assault In Workmen's Compensation Cases, J. S. T. Jun 1959

Assault In Workmen's Compensation Cases, J. S. T.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Workmen's Compensation--Injury Arising Out Of And In The Course Of Employment, T. J. W. Apr 1959

Workmen's Compensation--Injury Arising Out Of And In The Course Of Employment, T. J. W.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Admiralty - Death On The High Seas Act - Effect On Workmen's Compensation Recoveries, Thomas E. Kauper S.Ed. Mar 1959

Admiralty - Death On The High Seas Act - Effect On Workmen's Compensation Recoveries, Thomas E. Kauper S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Decedent, aboard an airliner in his capacity as flight service supervisor, was killed when the plane crashed into the Pacific. Respondent airlines, decedent's employer, filed an application with the California Industrial Accident Commission to determine its liability under the California Workmen's Compensation Act. The commission awarded decedent's widow a death benefit despite the widow's objection to the commission's jurisdiction. Prior to the award the widow as administratrix of decedent's estate initiated this action under the Death on the High Seas Act (DHSA) in admiralty. On motion for summary judgment in respondent's favor, held, motion granted. DHSA is applicable to …


Admiralty - Warranty Of Seaworthiness - Longshoreman's Choice Of Remedies, Richard E. Young Mar 1959

Admiralty - Warranty Of Seaworthiness - Longshoreman's Choice Of Remedies, Richard E. Young

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff, employee of a stevedoring company hired to unload defendant's ship, was injured while operating a defective chisel truck in the ship's hold. The truck belonged to and was operated, maintained and brought aboard by the stevedoring company, the ship having no similar equipment. Furthermore, the stevedoring company was assumed to be aware of the defect prior to the accident. Plaintiff brought suit for damages against the shipowner alleging unseaworthiness, and the shipowner impleaded the stevedoring company as a third-party defendant. On motion by the defendants for summary judgment, held, motion denied. The shipowner is liable on an absolute …


Recreational Injuries And Workmen's Compensation: Infusion Of Common-Law, Agency-Tort Concepts Jan 1959

Recreational Injuries And Workmen's Compensation: Infusion Of Common-Law, Agency-Tort Concepts

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Michigan Supreme Court - An Analysis Of Recent Decisions, Frederic F. Brace Jr., James A. Park Jan 1959

The Michigan Supreme Court - An Analysis Of Recent Decisions, Frederic F. Brace Jr., James A. Park

Michigan Law Review

It is the purpose of this comment to attempt to determine and evaluate just what the court's role has been. Attention will be directed to selected areas of non-statutory and statutory law, with specific emphasis placed upon the areas of contributory negligence and workmen's compensation.


Traumatic Personal Injury: A Discussion Of The 1956 Amendment To The Kentucky Workmen's Compensation Act, H. Wendell Cherry Jan 1959

Traumatic Personal Injury: A Discussion Of The 1956 Amendment To The Kentucky Workmen's Compensation Act, H. Wendell Cherry

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Workmen's Compensation--Arising Out Of And In The Course Of Employment, Richard D. Cooper Jan 1959

Workmen's Compensation--Arising Out Of And In The Course Of Employment, Richard D. Cooper

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Forum Non Conveniens Applied To Suit Under Fela, Peter L. Curtis Jan 1959

Forum Non Conveniens Applied To Suit Under Fela, Peter L. Curtis

Buffalo Law Review

Cotton v. Louisville and Nashville R. Co., 14 Ill.2d 144, 152 N.E.2d 385 (1958).


Workmen's Compensation--Heart Cases--Possible Demise Of The "Unusual Strain" Test, Nelson E. Shafer Jan 1959

Workmen's Compensation--Heart Cases--Possible Demise Of The "Unusual Strain" Test, Nelson E. Shafer

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Workmen's Compensation--The "Going And Coming" Rule And Its Exceptions In Kentucky, Richard D. Cooper Jan 1959

Workmen's Compensation--The "Going And Coming" Rule And Its Exceptions In Kentucky, Richard D. Cooper

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


An Historical Analysis Of The Kentucky Workmen's Compensation Law, Herbert L. Segal Jan 1959

An Historical Analysis Of The Kentucky Workmen's Compensation Law, Herbert L. Segal

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Workmen's Compensation--Disability Awards--Survival Of Right To Accrued Payments, Kenneth B. Kusch Jan 1959

Workmen's Compensation--Disability Awards--Survival Of Right To Accrued Payments, Kenneth B. Kusch

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.