New York Cent. R. Co. v. Bianc. American Knife Co. v. Sweeting. Clark Knitting Co., Inc. v. Vaughn

Citations

• 250 U.S. 596
• 63 L. Ed. 1161
• 40 S. Ct. 44
• 1919 U.S. LEXIS 1781

Syllabus

<p>The amendment to the New York Workmen’s Compensation Law; (cf. ■ New York Central R. R. Co. v. White, 243 U. S. 188,) providing that, in case of an injury resulting in serious facial or head disfigurement, the commission may, in its discretion, make such award or compensation as it may deem proper and equitable, in view of the nature of the disfigurement, but not to exceed 353,500 (Laws 1916, c. 622,) is not an arbitrary or oppressive exercise of the police power and does not deprive the employer of property without due process in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. P. 600.</p> <p>In providing for the compensation of workmen' injured in hazardous industries, the State need not base it exclusively on loss of earning power. P. 601.</p> <p>Whether an award for such disfigurement should be made in combina-' tion with or independently of the award for mere inability to work, and whether the compensation should be paid in a single sum or in instalments, are matters of detail for the State to determine. P. 603.</p>