Motsinger v. Perryman

I think the judgment of the court below should be sustained. It may seem trite to refer to the major purpose involved in the adoption of workmen’s compensation acts. The facts in this case are such, however, that we deem it proper to discuss this purpose. At common law an injured employee was so often defeated in his efforts to recover damages growing out of injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment by the interposition of various defenses, such as contributory negligence, negligence of fellow servants, lack of negligence on the part of the employer, etc., that it was deemed…