Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Swearingen

Citations

• 239 U.S. 339
• 36 S. Ct. 121
• 60 L. Ed. 317
• 1915 U.S. LEXIS 1450

Syllabus

<p>Under the Employers’ Liability Act of 1908, a breach of the Hours of Service Act on the part of the carrier does not operate to deprive it of the defenses of contributory negligence and assumption of risk unless the breach contributed to the injury.</p>