65-12-109 - Violation of § 65-12-108 is negligence per se. - Tennessee Statutes

65-12-109. Violation of § 65-12-108 is negligence per se.

A violation of any of the provisions of § 65-12-108 by any railroad company constitutes negligence per se and in the trial of any causes involving § 65-12-108, the burden of proof, the issue of proximate cause, and the issue of contributory negligence shall be tried and be applied in the same manner and with the same effect as in the trial of other negligence actions under the common law in Tennessee.

[Code 1858, § 1167 (deriv. Acts 1855-1856, ch. 94, § 9); Shan., § 1575; Code 1932, § 2629; Acts 1959, ch. 130, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1209.]