Any contract, rule, regulation, or device whatsoever, the purpose or intent of which shall be to enable any common carrier by railroad to exempt itself from any liability created by Code Sections 34-7-41 through 34-7-43, shall, to that extent, be void; provided, however, that in any action brought against any such common carrier by railroad under or by virtue of any of such Code sections such common carrier may set off therein any sum it has contributed or paid to any insurance, relief, benefit, or indemnity that may have been paid to the injured employee or, in the event of death, to the person or persons entitled thereto on account of the injury or death for which said action is brought.
History. Ga. L. 1909, p. 160, § 4; Civil Code 1910, § 2785; Code 1933, § 66-404.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 7 - Employment Generally; Employer’s Liability
Article 3 - Employer’s Liability for Injuries to Railroad Employees
§ 34-7-40. “Common Carrier” Defined
§ 34-7-42. Contributory Negligence of Employee
§ 34-7-43. Assumption of Risk Where Employer Is Contributorily Negligent
§ 34-7-44. Employer Exemptions From Liability Void; Allowable Setoffs
§ 34-7-46. Limitation Period for Institution of Action
§ 34-7-48. Recovery by Employee Working Beyond Limited Hours of Service