ASSUMPTION OF RISK
\ɐsˈʌmpʃən ɒv ɹˈɪsk], \ɐsˈʌmpʃən ɒv ɹˈɪsk], \ɐ_s_ˈʌ_m_p_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v ɹ_ˈɪ_s_k]\
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A term or condition in a contract of employment, either express or implied from the circumstances of the employment, by which the employ^ agrees that dangers of injury ordinarily or obviously incident to the discharge of his duty in the particular employment shall be at his own risk. Narramore v. Railway Co., 96 Fed. 301, 37 C. C. A. 499, 48 L. It. A. 68; i^aulkner v. Mining Co., 23 Utah, 437, 66 Pac. 799; Railroad Co. v. Touoey, 67 Ark. 209, 54 S. W. 577, 77 Am. St. Rep. 109; Bodie v. Railway Co., 61 S. C. 468, 39 S. E. 715; Martin v. Railroad Co., 118 Iowa, 148, 91 N. W. 1034, 59 LL R. A. 698, 96 Am. St. Rep. 371.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].