 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1912 - 790 pages
...comprehensive by a generic, rather than a specific, description. It thus brings within its purview "any contract, rule, regulation, or device whatsoever,...exempt itself from any liability created by this Act." It includes every variety of agreement or arrangement of this nature; and stipulations, contained in... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 1232 pages
...are the following: "(4) You are instructed that under the federal law it is further provided that any contract, rule, regulation or device whatsoever, the...to enable any common carrier to exempt itself from liability from negligence of the kind here charged by the plaintiff against the defendant, shall to... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1917 - 1228 pages
...federal Employers' Liability Act of April 22, 1908, c. 149, 35 Stat. 66 (US Сотр. St. 1916, § 86C1), "that in any action brought against any such common...under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this act, such common carrier may set off therein any sum it has contributed or paid to any insurance, relief... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1920 - 1058 pages
...contributed to the injury or death of such employé. "Sec. 4. That in any action brought against any common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this act to recover damages for injuries to, or the death of, any of its employés, such employé shall... | |
 | Law - 1920 - 932 pages
...federal Employers' Liabiliry Law, which it is contended have this effect, are as follows: "Sec. 5. Any contract, rule, regulation, or device whatsoever, the purpose or intent of which shall be to enable aiiy common carrier to exempt itself from any liability created by this act, shall to that extent be... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1920 - 924 pages
...of power brakes contributed to the accident. The section reads: "In any action brought against any common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this act to recover damages for injuries to, or the death of, any of its employés, such employé shall... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1915 - 1326 pages
...contributed to the injury or death of such employé. "Sec. 5. That any contract, rule, regulation, which shall be to enable any common carrier to exempt...under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this act, such common carrier may set off therein any sum it has contributed or paid to any insurance, relief... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1920 - 1206 pages
...agents, or employés of such carrier," etc. Section 5 (article 8661, US Compiled Statutes) provides: "Any contract, rule, regulation, or device •whatsoever,...to exempt itself from any liability created by this шогГтспГьиЛаГыаЬиеЕ andllald threToth" act, shall to that extent be void. er gervants... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 1350 pages
...(35 Stat L. 65, c. 149, Сотр. Stat. 1913, § S657), which provides that any contract, the purposQ or intent of which shall be to enable any common carrier...created by this act, shall to that extent be void. It was decided by the Supreme Court that the porter, who was employed by and was under the control... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1913 - 1344 pages
...contributed to the injury or death of such employé. "Sec. 4. That in any action brought against any common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this act to recover damages for injuries to, or the death of, any of its employes, such employé shall not... | |
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That any contract, rule, regulation, or device whatsoever, the purpose or intent of which shall be to enable any common carrier to exempt itself from any liability created by this Act, shall to that extent be void... 
