Minnesota § 219.53 CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE

Minnesota Statutes

§ 219.53 — CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE

Minnesota § 219.53

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Ch. 219RAILROAD SAFETY AND EMPLOYMENT

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Minn. Stat. § 219.53 (2026).

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(a)An employee of a common carrier who, while performing duties and engaged in any commerce mentioned in section219.45, subject to the regulative provisions of sections219.45to219.53, is injured or killed by reason of (1) a violation of section219.50, (2) a structure or obstruction erected or maintained before the passage of or in violation of sections219.45to219.53, or (3) a structure or obstruction erected or maintained in closer proximity to the rails than provided in sections219.45to219.53shall not be deemed to have assumed the resultant risk or to have been guilty of contributory negligence although the employee continued in the employ of the common carrier after becoming aware of the use of the permanent overhead or side structure or obstruction mentioned in sections219.45to219.53.

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(a) An employee of a common carrier who, while performing duties and engaged in any commerce mentioned in section219.45, subject to the regulative provisions of sections219.45to219.53, is injured or killed by reason of (1) a violation of section219.50, (2) a structure or obstruction erected or maintained before the passage of or in violation of sections219.45to219.53, or (3) a structure or obstruction erected or maintained in closer proximity to the rails than provided in sections219.45to219.53shall not be deemed to have assumed the resultant risk or to have been guilty of contributory negligence although the employee continued in the employ of the common carrier after becoming aware of the use of the permanent overhead or side structure or obstruction mentioned in sections219.45to219.53.
(b) An exercise of the permission provided for in section219.47is at the sole risk of the carrier.