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Article 14-A - Damage Actions: Effect of Contributory Negligence and Assumption of Risk
1412 - Burden of Pleading; Burden of Proof.
Universal Citation: NY CPLR § 1412 (2019)
§ 1412. Burden of pleading; burden of proof. Culpable conduct claimed in diminution of damages, in accordance with section fourteen hundred eleven, shall be an affirmative defense to be pleaded and proved by the party asserting the defense.
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