comparative negligence

comparative negligence
comparative negligence see negligence

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

comparative negligence
n.
A system under which negligence is computed in terms of percentage, and a party’s damages will be reduced by the amount that his or her negligence contributed to them; contributory negligence has largely replaced the doctrine of comparative negligence.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


comparative negligence

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


comparative negligence
A rule of law applied in negligence cases in which responsibility and damages are based on the proportional fault of every party directly involved. Compare: contributory negligence
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


comparative negligence
The rule under which negligence is measured by percentage, and damages are diminished in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to the person seeking recovery.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

comparative negligence
n.
   a rule of law applied in accident cases to determine responsibility and damages based on the negligence of every party directly involved in the accident. For a simple example, Eddie Leadfoot, the driver of one automobile, is speeding and Rudy Airhead, the driver of an oncoming car, has failed to signal and starts to turn left, incorrectly judging Leadfoot's speed. A crash ensues in which Airhead is hurt. Airhead's damage recovery will be reduced by the percentage his failure to judge Leadfoot's speed contributed to or caused the accident. Most cases are not as simple, and the formulas to figure out, attribute and compare negligence often make assessment of damages problematic, difficult, and possibly totally subjective. Not all states use comparative negligence (California is a fairly recent convert), and some states still use contributory negligence which denies recovery to any party whose negligence has added to the cause of the accident in any way. Contributory negligence is often so unfair that juries tend to ignore it.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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