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N.Y. Estates, Powers & Trusts Law § 5-4.2: Trial and burden of proof of contributory negligence
Where this section sits in the code
- Estates, Powers & Trusts Law
- Article 5. Family Rights
- Part 4. Rights of Members of Family Resulting From Wrongful Act, Neglect or Default Causing Death of Decedent
§ 5-4.2 Trial and burden of proof of contributory negligence
On the trial of an action accruing before September first, nineteen
hundred seventy-five to recover damages for causing death the
contributory negligence of the decedent shall be a defense, to be
pleaded and proved by the defendant.
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