Which of the Following Statements About Nineteenth-Century Law and Employee

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about nineteenth-century law and employee injuries is false?

• A)Employees never had problems with proving the employer's negligence.
• B)A slight degree of contributory negligence on part of the employee would provide the employer with a complete defense.
• C)The fellow-servant rule excused an employer from liability when an employee's injury resulted from the negligence of a coemployee.
• D)Employers had an implied assumption of risk defense under which an employee assumed all the normal and customary risks of his employment simply by taking the job.

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