Every common carrier by railroad, while engaged in commerce in this state, shall be
liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by the carrier in
such commerce, and in case of the death of such person shall be liable to his personal
representative, for such injury or death as resulted in whole or in part from the negligence
of any of the officers, agents or employees of the carrier, or by reason of any defect or
insufficiency, due to its negligence, in its track, roadbed, rolling stock, machinery, docks,
boats, wharves or other equipment.
Effective: October 1, 1942
History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 820b-1.
Notes of Decisions
Johnson v. Louisville & Nashville R.R., 394 S.W.2d 110 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965).
· cites it 2× “) and/or KRS 277.310. A verdict was directed for defendant on the ground that plaintiff was not an “employee”.”
Hall v. Illinois Cent. R.R. Co., 152 F. Supp. 549 (W.D. Ky. 1957).
· cites it 2× “The complaint quotes Section 277.310 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, Section 241 of the Kentucky Constitution, and, in part, Section 411.”
Louisville N. R. Co. v. Chapman's Adm'x, 190 S.W.2d 542 (Ky. Ct. App. 1945).
· cites it 5× “This is a damage action under the provisions of KRS 277.310 and 277.320, known as the State Employer’s Liability Act, by the administratrix of the estate of Thomas L.”
Chapman v. Louisville & N. R. Co., 66 F. Supp. 694 (E.D. Ky. 1946).
· cites it 2× “Prior to the filing of this action, the plaintiff filed suit under the Employers’ Liability Act of Kentucky (Ky.Rev.Stat. §§ 277.310, 277.320) against the defendant in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Kentucky, for damages on account of alleged negligence resulting in the death…”
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