2012 Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers
Chapter 12 - Operation and Maintenance of Railroads
Subchapter 5 - -- Employees
§ 23-12-505 - Death or injury of employee -- Contributory negligence.
(a) In all rights of action arising within, or by virtue of, ยงยง 23-12-501 -- 23-12-507 for personal injury to an employee, or where an injury has resulted in his or her death, the fact that an employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery if the negligence of the employee was of a lesser degree than the negligence of the common carrier, its officers, agents, or employees.
(b) No employee who may be injured or killed shall be held to have been guilty of contributory negligence in any case where the violation by the common carrier or its officials, agents, or employees of any law enacted for the safety of employees or persons contributed to the injury or death of the employee.
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