{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-5-4.2","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law § 5-4.2","heading":"Trial and burden of proof of contributory negligence","body":"§ 5-4.2 Trial and burden of proof of contributory negligence\n  On the trial of an action accruing before September first, nineteen\nhundred seventy-five to recover damages for causing death the\ncontributory negligence of the decedent shall be a defense, to be\npleaded and proved by the defendant.","path":["Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law","Article 5. Family Rights","Part 4. Rights of Members of Family Resulting From Wrongful Act, Neglect or Default Causing Death of Decedent"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EPT/5-4.2","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"1b7a039eb235efee9fa00d7c7291ffc8aa2fdeb54500c4614b50522f903b7e8a","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-5-4.1","next":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-5-4.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}