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Sections 8.01-57 through 8.01-61 shall not apply to electric railways operated wholly within this Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":308949,"text":"The motion for judgment or other pleading in any such action may embrace a cause of action growing out of any statute of the United States or this Commonwealth for such injury or death, without being demurrable on this account, and without the plaintiff being required to elect under which statute he claims. Sections 8.01-57 through 8.01-61 shall not apply to electric railways operated wholly within this Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":16394,"edition_id":1,"name":"Injuries to Railroad Employees","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12886,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:16:27","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:16:27","permalink":{"id":280897,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16394,"identifier":"6","token":"8.01\/3\/6","url":"\/8.01\/3\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12886,"edition_id":1,"name":"Actions","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12747,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":279635,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12886,"identifier":"3","token":"8.01\/3","url":"\/8.01\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12747,"edition_id":1,"name":"Civil Remedies and Procedure","identifier":"8.01","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":277029,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12747,"identifier":"8.01","token":"8.01","url":"\/8.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":84842,"structure_id":16394,"section_number":"8.01-57","catch_line":"Liability of railroads for injury to certain employees","url":"\/8.01-57\/","token":"8.01\/3\/6\/8.01-57","metadata":false},{"id":80197,"structure_id":16394,"section_number":"8.01-58","catch_line":"Contributory negligence no bar to recovery; violation of safety appliance acts","url":"\/8.01-58\/","token":"8.01\/3\/6\/8.01-58","metadata":false},{"id":78943,"structure_id":16394,"section_number":"8.01-59","catch_line":"Assumption of risk; violation of safety appliance acts","url":"\/8.01-59\/","token":"8.01\/3\/6\/8.01-59","metadata":false},{"id":67845,"structure_id":16394,"section_number":"8.01-60","catch_line":"Contracts exempting from liability void; set-off of insurance","url":"\/8.01-60\/","token":"8.01\/3\/6\/8.01-60","metadata":false},{"id":75326,"structure_id":16394,"section_number":"8.01-61","catch_line":"Definition of \"common carrier\" as used in article","url":"\/8.01-61\/","token":"8.01\/3\/6\/8.01-61","metadata":false},{"id":86257,"structure_id":16394,"section_number":"8.01-62","catch_line":"Action may embrace liability under both State and federal acts","url":"\/8.01-62\/","token":"8.01\/3\/6\/8.01-62","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":75326,"structure_id":16394,"section_number":"8.01-61","catch_line":"Definition of \"common carrier\" as used in article","url":"\/8.01-61\/","token":"8.01\/3\/6\/8.01-61","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-62\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 614; in 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59551,"section_number":"65.2-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-101\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84842,"section_number":"8.01-57","catch_line":"Liability of railroads for injury to certain employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-57\/"},{"id":75326,"section_number":"8.01-61","catch_line":"Definition of \"common carrier\" as used in article","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-61\/"}],"permalink":{"id":280919,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86257,"identifier":"8.01-62","token":"8.01\/3\/6\/8.01-62","url":"\/8.01-62\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-62\/","token":"8.01\/3\/6\/8.01-62","dublin_core":{"Title":"Action may embrace liability under both State and federal acts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-62","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">motion for judgment<\/span> or other pleading in any such action may embrace a <span class=\"dictionary\">cause of action<\/span> growing out of any <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span> of the United States or this Commonwealth for such injury or death, without being demurrable on this account, and without the <span class=\"dictionary\">plaintiff<\/span> being required to elect under which <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span> he claims. Sections <a class=\"law\" title=\"Liability of railroads for injury to certain employees\" href=\"\/8.01-57\/\">8.01-57<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definition of &quot;common carrier&quot; as used in article\" href=\"\/8.01-61\/\">8.01-61<\/a> shall not apply to electric railways operated wholly within this Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTION MAY EMBRACE LIABILITY UNDER BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL ACTS (\u00a7 8.01-62)\n\nThe motion for judgment or other pleading in any such action may embrace a cause\nof action growing out of any statute of the United States or this Commonwealth\nfor such injury or death, without being demurrable on this account, and without\nthe plaintiff being required to elect under which statute he claims. Sections\n8.01-57 through 8.01-61 shall not apply to electric railways operated wholly\nwithin this Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-646; 1954, c. 614; 1977, c. 617.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}