327D.189  Unallowable pleas.

No such employee who may be injured or killed shall be held to have been guilty of contributory negligence in any case where the violation by such common carrier or corporation of any statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the injury or death of such employee; nor shall it be any defense to such action that the employee who was injured or killed assumed the risks of the person's employment.

Section History: Early form

  [S13, § 2071; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 8159; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, § 479.125; C77, 79, 81, § 327D.189]


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