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Title 25 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND LABOR.
Chapter 5 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Article 2 - Compensation by Civil Action.
Section 25-5-31 - Right of action for damages for injuries or death of employee.
Universal Citation: AL Code § 25-5-31 (2017)
Section 25-5-31Right of action for damages for injuries or death of employee.
When personal injury or death is caused to an employee by an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, of which injury the actual or lawfully imputed negligence of the employer is the natural and proximate cause, he, or in case of death, his personal representative, for the exclusive benefit of the surviving spouse and next of kin, shall receive compensation by way of damages therefor from the employer; provided, that the injury or death was not caused by the wilful misconduct of the employee or was not due to misconduct on his part, as defined in Section 25-5-51.
(Acts 1919, No. 245, p. 206; Code 1923, §7534; Code 1940, T. 26, §253.)
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