N.Y. Central R.R. Co. v. White
United States Supreme Court
243 U.S. 188 (1917)
Relevant factsFree
White died from an accidental workplace injury, and his widow received a fault-independent award under New York's Workmen's Compensation Law, which the New York Court of Appeals affirmed; the Railroad challenged the law as an unconstitutional taking of its property without due process.
IssueFree
Whether a state workmen's compensation scheme that provides an exclusive source of compensation for employee injury or death arising out of the course of employment, without regard to fault, violates the Fourteenth Amendment.
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