# Railways Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845, Section 117: Owners liable for damage by servants.


The respective owners of engines and carriages passing or being upon the railway shall be answerable for any damage done by their engines or carriages, or by any of the servants or persons employed by them, to or upon the railway, or the machinery or works belonging thereto, or to or upon the property of any other person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/8-9/33/section/117 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/railways-clauses-consolidation-scotland-act-1845/section-117
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