Colorado § 40-33-103 - Employee does not assume risks.
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§ 40-33-103. Employee does not assume risks.
In any action brought against any common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this article to recover damages for injuries to, or the death of, any of its employees, such employee shall not be held to have assumed the risks of his employment in any case where such injury or death resulted in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency, due to its negligence, in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves, or other equipment.
Source: L. 37: p. 513, § 3. CSA: C. 139, § 87(3). CRS 53: § 116-14-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 116-14-3.
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Section 40-33-103 ("Employee does not assume risks.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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