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Fellow Servant Rule

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

fellow-servant rule


: a common-law rule or doctrine in tort law: an employer is not liable for injuries inflicted on one employee by the fault of another employee during the course of his or her employment NOTE: This rule is no longer used in most jurisdictions as a result of federal and state workers' compensation statutes.




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