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Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-3-2-8

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
   Sec. 8. No compensation is allowed for an injury or death due to the employee’s knowingly self-inflicted injury, his intoxication, his commission of an offense, his knowing failure to use a safety appliance, his knowing failure to obey a reasonable written or printed rule of the employer which has been posted in a conspicuous position in the place of work, or his knowing failure to perform any statutory duty. The burden of proof is on the defendant.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.8. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2209.