§ 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.
N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Law § 1412, under Damage Actions: Effect of Contributory Negligence and Assumption of Risk.
N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Law § 1412
§ 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.