Brown v. Arrington Const. Co.

Prior to the advent of the Workmen’s Compensation Law, rights and liabilities arising out of injuries to workmen were adjusted and settled in negligence actions. It is well known to the bench and bar, and to laymen as well, that verdicts were often unjustly denied, inadequate, excessive, or the result of passion, prejudice, or sympathy. The administration of justice in such cases failed because of the human element involved, and because it was fettered by-ancient rules and restrictions entirely unsuited to the ends of justice in a modern industrial community. In addition the expense and delay…