# Ohio Rev. Code § 4973.02: Unlawful for railroad to limit liability as employer

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T49_C4973_S4973.02

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 4973.02
- **Heading:** Unlawful for railroad to limit liability as employer
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Revised Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4973 / § 4973.02

## Text

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No railroad company owning and operating, or operating, a railroad shall adopt or promulgate a rule or regulation for the government of its servants or employees, or make or enter into an agreement with a person engaged in or about to engage in its service, in which such employee in any manner promises or agrees to hold such company harmless on account of an injury he may receive by reason of accident to, breakage, defect, or insufficiency in the cars or machinery and attachments thereto belonging on cars owned, operated, or run by such company being defective.

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