Richardson v. Central Railroad Co. of New Jersey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtKapper, J.
The question here is whether the plaintiff may proceed by action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (U. S. Code, tit. 45, §§ 51-59), or whether his sole redress for personal injuries is under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (U. S. Code, tit. 33, §§ 901-950), which declares (§ 905) that the remedy thereunder is exclusive “ and in place of all other liability of such employer to the employee.”
The plaintiff has sued in the Supreme Court, Queens county, and contends that the Federal Employers’ Liability Act as well as section 2 of the Federal Safety Appliance Act…
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