Texas § 112.153 CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE.

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§ 112.153 — CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE.

Texas § 112.153

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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 112.153 (2026).

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Sec. 112.153. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE.

(a)In an action under Section 112.152 , the employee's contributory negligence is not a bar to recovery but the fact finder shall reduce the employee's damages in proportion to the amount of contributory negligence attributable to the employee.

(b)An employee may not be found contributorily negligent in a case in which the railroad operator's violation of a statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the employee's injury or death.

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Sec. 112.153. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE. (a) In an action under Section 112.152 , the employee's contributory negligence is not a bar to recovery but the fact finder shall reduce the employee's damages in proportion to the amount of contributory negligence attributable to the employee.
(b) An employee may not be found contributorily negligent in a case in which the railroad operator's violation of a statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the employee's injury or death.