Supreme Court of New Jersey

Lizzie Alida Sexton v. Newark District Telegraph Company, Prosecutor

February 25, 191384 N.J.L. 85

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Court of Common Pleas judgment awarding compensation to the widow of Eloyd Sexton under section 2 of the Employers' Liability Act, holding that the Act and its supplement are constitutional and that the statutory presumption of applicability to employment contracts without notice binds the employer.