{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-30304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 30304","heading":"Contributory negligence","body":"In an action under this chapter, contributory negligence of the decedent is not a bar to recovery. The court shall consider the degree of negligence of the decedent and reduce the recovery accordingly.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 303—DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"16d559ce6a54652e2be53f706712eb666775c636e302ed128c478bafd0330481","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-30303","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-30305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}