workmen's compensation liability
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From 294 U.S. 532 - Alaska Packers Ass'n v. Industrial Accident Commission · 1935Most cited · 791 citing opinions
the liability under Workmen's Compensation Acts is not for a tort. It is imposed as an incident of the employment relationship, as a cost to be borne by the business enterprise, rather than as an attempt to extend redress for the wrongful act of the employer.