Show LIABILITY OF COMMON CARRIERS railroads made responsible for death or injury of employed Emp loye washington the bill relating to tiro liability of common carriers by railroad passed in ili the house of of rep on april 6 passed in the senate on oil thursday without amendment and without a division As passed tile the bill Is ex expected to meet the objections of the united states supreme court to tile the common carrier liability law of 1896 decided to be unconstitutional by the court the bill abolishes the strict common commod I 1 law liability which lars bars a recovery for personal injury or death of an em aloye occasioned by tire tha negligence of a fellow servant it also relaxes the common law rule which makes contributory negligence defense to claims for such injuries and permits an employed to recover for in an injury caus caused edby by the negligence of a ca co em ein aloye |