§ 22-3-9-1 — Personal injuries or death; damages

Any person, firm, limited liability company, or
corporation while engaged in business, trade or commerce within this
state, and employing in such business, trade or commerce five (5) or
more persons shall be liable and respond in damages to any person
suffering injury while in the employ of such person, firm, limited
liability company, or corporation, or in case of the death of such
employee, then to his or her personal representative, for the benefit of
the surviving widow or husband and children of such employee; and if
none, then to such employee's parents; and if none, then to the next of
kin dependent upon such employee, where such injury or death resulted
in whole or in part from the negligence of such employer or his, its or
their agents, servants, employees or officers, or by reason of any defect,
mismanagement or insufficiency, due to his, its or their carelessness,
negligence, fault or omission of duty.
Formerly: Acts 1911, c.88, s.1. As amended by P.L.8-1993,
SEC.285.