Job accidents and the law in England's early railway age : origins of employer liability and workmen's compensation /

Job accidents and the law in England's early railway age : origins of employer liability and workmen's compensation /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cawthon, Elisabeth A., 1957-
Imprint:	Lewiston [N.Y.] : Edwin Mellen Press, c1997.
Description:	vii, 230 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in British history v. 43
Subject:	Workers' compensation -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History. Industrial accidents -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History. Employers' liability -- Great Britain -- History. Railroads -- Employees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain -- History. Employers' liability. Industrial accidents -- Law and legislation. Railroads -- Employees -- Legal status, laws, etc. Workers' compensation -- Law and legislation. Great Britain. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2609844

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ISBN:	0773487352 (hardcover)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-222) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Visitations of God and human dangers
2. Fellow-servants and common employers
3. Masters' responsibility and employers' liability
4. Mangled limbs and recovery prospects
5. Sick clubs and funeral bashes
6. Underground pigs and public opinion
7. Medical experts and lawyers
8. Juries and manslaughter
9. God-gifts and compensation
10. Death courts and high courts.