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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt:...their employers for injuries received through the negligence of co-employees conform to the Act Of Congress recently passed applicable to the trial of that class of cases in the United States Courts," respectfully reports: That owing to the distances between the domiciles of the members of your Committee it was found impracticable to secure a full attendance thereof until to-day. Meetings Of a quorum of the Committee were, however, held in Philadelphia On May 2, 1907, and June 19, 1907, when the subject-matter of the reference was thoroughly discussed and considered. The Act of Congress referred to, approved June 11, I906, relates "to the liability of common carriers" "engaged in interst'ate commerce" to "their employees." The first section makes every such carrier liable to any employee or his personal representative for all injuries which may result from the negligence of any of its officers, agents or employees or by reason of any defect or insufficiency due to its negligence in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, ways or works. The second section prescribes that slight contributory negligence by the injured employee shall be no bar to recovery from the employer, if the negligence of the latter is gross by comparison. Both questions shall be submitted to the jury for their determination and they may diminish the amount of damages in proportion to the increase in degree of the contributory negligence of the injured employee. Vl/hen the Committee first met in Philadelphia the Act of Congress referred to had received judicial construction in four United States Courts of widely separated jurisdic-' tions. Two of them had upheld the constitutionality of the Act and two had...