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'Contributory negligence' -- subject(s): Contributory Negligence

Contributory negligence in a civil case is a familiar term used in many vehicle accident cases. Who is at fault plays a major role in contributory negligence during a civil case.

Contributory negligence:

In relation to claims for negligently caused personal injury and death,

contributory negligence is failure by a person (typically the plaintiff) to take

reasonable care for his or her own safety, which contributes to the harm the

person suffers.

Contributory negligence is a rule of law that has been largely abolished in the U.S., as it deemed that a plaintiff who was even partially at fault for the incident, due to his own negligence, could not recover any damages from the defendant, who supposedly caused the incident. Contributory negligence refers to some amount of negligence on the part of the plaintiff, without which the incident would not have occurred. To explore this concept, consider the following contributory negligence definition.

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