Injuries to Railroad Employees

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This is Article 6 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Injuries to Railroad Employees.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Actions”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”. It contains 6 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 6 sections.

§ 8.01-57	Liability of railroads for injury to certain employees
§ 8.01-58	Contributory negligence no bar to recovery; violation of safety appliance acts
§ 8.01-59	Assumption of risk; violation of safety appliance acts
§ 8.01-60	Contracts exempting from liability void; set-off of insurance
§ 8.01-61	Definition of "common carrier" as used in article
§ 8.01-62	Action may embrace liability under both State and federal acts