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45 U.S.C. § 59

Title 45 Chapter 2 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 59. Survival of right of action of person injured

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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