Alaska Steamship Co. v. McHugh, 268 U.S. 23 (1925)

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Alaska Steamship Co. v. McHugh


No. 294


Submitted March 10, 1925
Decided April 13, 1925
268 U.S. 23

ON CERTIFICATE; FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

The First Employers’ Liability Act (June 11, 1906, c. 3073, 34 Stat. 232) did not undertake to regulate the liability of shipowners for personal injuries suffered by their employees due to negligence. P. 27.

The circuit court of appeals certified two questions, the first of which is set out and answered in the opinion.