2020 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 48 - Labor
48-423 Violations; assumption of risk.

Universal Citation: NE Code § 48-423 (2020)

48-423. Violations; assumption of risk.

The continuance by any person in the employ of any such operator shall not be deemed an assumption of the risks of such employment.

Source

  • Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 19, p. 562;
  • C.S.1922, § 7700;
  • C.S.1929, § 48-419;
  • R.S.1943, § 48-423.

Cross References

  • Actions against railroad or street railway company, employee shall not be held to have assumed risk where company or its agents, servants, or employees have been guilty of negligence, see section 25-21,184.

Annotations

  • Applicability of act is limited to operator. Quist v. Duda, 159 Neb. 393, 67 N.W.2d 481 (1954).

  • Employee assumes risk arising from lead poisoning, where adequate warning and instructions to prevent injury are given. Grant Storage Battery Co. v. DeLay, 87 F.2d 726 (8th Cir. 1937).

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