Statute · New York Employers' Liability Law
N.Y. Empl'rs Liab. Law § 5 — Trial; burden of proof
N.Y. Empl'rs Liab. Law § 5
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- Statute
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- New York Employers' Liability Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 5. Trial; burden of proof. On the trial of any action brought by an employee or his personal representative to recover damages for negligence arising out of and in the course of such employment, contributory negligence of the injured employee shall be a defense to be so pleaded and proved by…
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N.Y. Empl'rs Liab. Law § 5 — Trial; burden of proof is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 5. Trial; burden of proof. On the trial of any action brought by an employee or his personal representative to recover damages for negligence arising out of and in the course of such employment, contributory negligence of the injured employee shall be a defense to be so pleaded and proved by the defendant.