# Fla. Stat. § 768.07: 768.07 Railroad liability for injury to employees

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.07

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 768.07
- **Heading:** 768.07 Railroad liability for injury to employees
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 768 / Part I / Section 768.07

## Text

If any person is injured by a railroad company by the running of the locomotives or cars, or other machinery of such company, the person being at the time of such injury an employee of the company, and the damage was caused by negligence of another employee, and without fault or negligence on the part of the person injured, her or his employment by the company shall be no bar to a recovery. No contract which restricts such liability shall be legal or binding.

History: s. 3, ch. 4071, 1891; GS 3150; RGS 4966; CGL 7053; s. 1160, ch. 97-102.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 768.07 768.07 Railroad liability for injury to employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.07.md)
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- [Fla. Stat. § 768.10 768.10 Pits and holes not to be left open.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.10.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 768.11 768.11 Pits and holes; measure of damages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.11.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 768.12 768.12 Motor vehicle colliding with any animal at large on a public highway.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.12.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 768.13 768.13 Good Samaritan Act; immunity from civil liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.13.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 768.14 768.14 Suit by state; waiver of sovereign immunity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.14.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 768.16 768.16 Wrongful Death Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.16.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 768.17 768.17 Legislative intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.17.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 768.18 768.18 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.18.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 768.19 768.19 Right of action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.19.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 768.20 768.20 Parties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.20.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 768.21 768.21 Damages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.21.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 768.22 768.22 Form of verdict.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLV_C768_PI_S768.22.md)

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