Workmen's Compensation for Seamen and Shipowners' Liability: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Seventy-sixth Congress, Third Session, on H.R. 6881, an Act to Implement the Provisions of the Shipowners' Liability (sick and Injured Seamen) Convention, 1936; July 23, 24, and 25, 1940U.S. Government Printing Office, 1940 - Počet stran: 359 |
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Strana 313 - in case of the death of any seaman as a result of any such personal injury, the personal representative of such seaman may maintain an action for damages at law with the right of trial by jury, and in such action all statutes of the United States conferring or regulating the right
Strana 21 - as a defense that the injury was caused by the negligence of a fellow servant, or that the employee assumed the risk of his employment, or that the injury was due to the contributory negligence of the employee. "(2) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to abrogate or otherwise affect the rights under the
Strana 33 - on which it is inapplicable; (d) the territories in respect of which it reserves its decision. 2. The undertakings referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be deemed to be an integral part of the ratification and shall have the force of ratification. 3. Any Member may
Strana 37 - or any person engaged by the master to load or unload or repair, any small vessel under eighteen tons net. (4) The term "employer" means [an employer any of whose employees are employed in maritime employment, in whole or in part, upon the navigable waters of the United States (including any
Strana 202 - may maintain an action for damages at law, with the right of trial hy jury, and in such action all statutes of the United States conferring or regulating the right of action for death in the cases of railway employees, shall be applicable.
Strana 6 - Sec. 3. (a) Compensation shall be payable under this Act in respect of disability or death of an employee, but only if the disability or death results from an injury occurring upon the navigable waters of the United States (including any dry dock), or,
Strana 33 - be a subsequent declaration cancel in whole or in part any reservations made in its original declaration in virtue of subparagraph (b), (c), or (d) of paragraph 1 of this Article. ARTICLE 14 The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the Secretary General of the League of Nations for registration.
Strana 38 - 3. (a) Compensation shall be payable under this Act in respect of disability or death of an employee, but only if the disability or death results from an injury occurring upon the navigable waters of the United States (including any dry dock), [and if recovery for the disability or death through workmen's compensation proceedings may not validly be provided by state law.]
Strana 129 - •'SBC. 3. (a) Compensation shall be payable under this Act in respect of disability or death of an employee, but only if the disability or death results from an injury occurring upon the navigable waters of the United States (including any drydock),
Strana 39 - SEC. 5. (a) The liability of an employer prescribed in section 4 shall be exclusive and in place of all other liability of such employer to the employee, his • legal representative, husband or wife, parents, dependents, next of kin, and anyone otherwise entitled to recover damages from such employer at law or in admiralty on account of such injury or death, except that—