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    SECTION 5

    Trial; burden of proof

    Employers' Liability (EML) CHAPTER 74, ARTICLE 2

    § 5. Trial; burden of proof. On the trial of any action brought by an
    employee or his personal representative to recover damages for
    negligence arising out of and in the course of such employment,
    contributory negligence of the injured employee shall be a defense to be
    so pleaded and proved by the defendant.