Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 45 : Section 55


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 55. Contract, rule, regulation, or device exempting from liability; set-off

      Any contract, rule, regulation, or device whatsoever, the purpose
    or intent of which shall be to enable any common carrier to exempt
    itself from any liability created by this chapter, shall to that
    extent be void: Provided, That in any action brought against any
    such common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of
    this chapter, 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 the
    person entitled thereto on account of the injury or death for which
    said action was brought.



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