Title 45 — RailroadsRelease 119-73not60

§59 Survival of Right of Action of Person Injured

Title 45 › Chapter 2— LIABILITY FOR INJURIES TO EMPLOYEES › § 59

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a worker with a claim dies, the executor can use that claim to pay the worker’s spouse and children, or if none, the parents, or then the next dependent relatives. Only one payment can be made for the same injury.

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Title 45, §59

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Any right of action given by this chapter to a person suffering injury shall survive to his or her personal representative, for the benefit of the surviving widow or husband and children of such employee, and, if none, then of such employee’s parents; and, if none, then of the next of kin dependent upon such employee, but in such cases there shall be only one recovery for the same injury.

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Citation

45 U.S.C. § 59

Title 45 — Railroads

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60