Virginia § 8.01-57 - Liability of railroads for injury to certain employees
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 8.01-57 — Liability of railroads for injury to certain employees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8.01-57. Liability of railroads for injury to certain employees
Every common carrier by railroad engaged in intrastate commerce shall be liable in damages to any of its employees suffering injury while employed by such carrier or, in the case of the death of any such employee, to his personal representative, for such injury or death, resulting in whole or in part from the wrongful act or neglect of any of its officers, agents, servants, or employees, or by reason of any defect, or insufficiency due to its neglect in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves or other equipment, except when such employee is injured while engaged in interstate commerce, and except when such employee is injured in the course of his regular employment and such regular employment does not expose such employee to the hazards incident to the maintenance, use and operation of such railroad. If the action be for the death of an employee, §§ 8.01-50 through 8.01-56 shall apply thereto.
Code 1950, § 8-641; 1954, c. 614; 1977, c. 617.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Virginia § 8.01-57 cover?
Section 8.01-57 ("Liability of railroads for injury to certain employees") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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