...the diminution shall be "in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such. employe'" means, and can only mean, that, where the causal negligence...bears to the entire negligence attributable to both; the purpose being to abrogate the common law rule completely exonerating the carrier from liability...

...meaning that where the causal negligence is partly attributable to both employer and employé, the latter shall not recover full damages, but only a proportional amount, bearing the same relation to the fuU amount as the negligence attributable to the employer bears to the entire negligence attributable...

...to the plaintiff, so that the plaintiff will not recover full damages, but only a proportional part, bearing the same relation to the full amount as the negligence attributable to the defendant bears to the entire negligence attributable to both. Wherefore the judgment Is reversed,...

...a railroad employé guilty of contributory negligence cannot recover full damages for his injuries, but only a proportional amount bearing the same relation to the full amount as negligence attributable to railroad bears to entire negligence attributable both to it and him. 10....

...amount of negligence attributable to such employee' means, and can only mean, that, where the casual negligence is partly attributable to him and partly...bears to the entire negligence attributable .to both." The instruction in this case follows the act, and the decision cited holds such a formula to be exempt...

...the diminution shall be "in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employ e'" means, and can only mean, that, where the causal negligence...bears to the entire negligence attributable to both; the purpose being to abrogate the common law rule completely exonerating the carrier from liability...

...negligence shall be in proportion to .the amount of negligence attributable to the injured employee, can only mean that where the causal negligence is...bears to the entire negligence attributable to both. Norfolk & WR Co. v. Earnest, supra. It is a question of fact for a jury to apportion the negligence...

...amount of negligence attributable to such employe' means, and can only mean, that, where the casual negligence is partly attributable to him and partly...bears to the entire negligence attributable to both ; the purpose being to abrogate the common-law rule completely exonerating the carrier from liability...

...causing or producing the injury was erroneous, since the proper rule is that plaintiff can recover only a proportional amount bearing the same relation to the full amount of the damages as the negligence attributable to the carrier bears to the entire negligence attributable...

...the combined negligence of himself and the defendant.' We sa> this because the statutory directiom that the diminution shall be 'in proportion to the...and would have been promptly corrected had attention beem specially called to it, and possibly it was not prejudicial to the defendant." The state court...