45 U.S.C. § 53 : US Code - Section 53: Contributory negligence; diminution of damages

Search 45 U.S.C. § 53 : US Code - Section 53: Contributory negligence; diminution of damages

In all actions on and after April 22, 1908 brought against any
such common carrier by railroad under or by virtue of any of the
provisions of this chapter to recover damages for personal injuries
to an employee, or where such injuries have resulted in his death,
the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory
negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be
diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence
attributable to such employee: Provided, That no such employee who
may be injured or killed shall be held to have been guilty of
contributory negligence in any case where the violation by such
common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of employees
contributed to the injury or death of such employee.