{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-34-7-43","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 34-7-43","heading":"Assumption of risk where employer is contributorily negligent.","body":"In any action brought against any common carrier by railroad, under and by virtue of any of the provisions of Code Sections 34-7-41 and 34-7-42, to recover damages for injuries to or the death of any of its employees, the employee shall not be held to have assumed the risks of his employment in any case where the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of the employees contributed to the injury or death of such employee.","path":["TITLE 34 Labor and Industrial Relations","CHAPTER 7 Employment Generally; Employer’s Liability","Article 3 Employer’s Liability for Injuries to Railroad Employees"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.34.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"a9041ccc82c6a458feb57fa3700acde3427a89e134af67aa7c512d7656924904","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-34-7-42","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-34-7-44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
