An employee is bound to exercise a reasonable degree of skill, unless his employer has notice, before employing him, of his want of skill.
Cal. Lab. Code § 2858
Obligations of Employee
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Pollack v. Lytle (1981)
Most recently applied in Pollack v. Lytle (June 1981)
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.
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