219.79 CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE DOES NOT BAR RECOVERY.
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219.79 CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE DOES NOT BAR RECOVERY.
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Subdivision 1. When damages reduced.
In an action brought against an employer under or by virtue of sections 219.77 to 219.83 , to recover damages for death or personal injury of the employee, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence does not bar a recovery but the damages must be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to that employee.
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Subd. 2. When damages not reduced.
An employee who is injured or killed may not be found guilty of contributory negligence when the employer's violation of a statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the injury or death of the employee.