Iowa § 327D.186 - 327D.186 Liability for negligence of employees.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 327D.186 — 327D.186 Liability for negligence of employees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 327D.186. 327D.186 Liability for negligence of employees.
Every corporation operating a railway shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person, including employees of such corporation, in consequence of the neglect of the agents, or by any mismanagement of the engineers, or other employees thereof, and in consequence of the willful wrongs, whether of commission or omission, of such agents, engineers, or other employees, when such wrongs are in any manner connected with the use and operation of any railway on or about which they shall be employed, and no contract which restricts such liability shall be legal or binding. [C73, §1307; C97, §2071; S13, §2071; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8156; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.122; C77, 79, 81, §327D.186] Referred to in §327D.187, 327D.188 Fri Dec 12 19:51:34 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 327D.186 (20, 0)
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Section 327D.186 ("327D.186 Liability for negligence of employees.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. 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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