contributory negligence

"There might be an issue of contributory negligence," I said.

The courts will hold employees liable for their contributory negligence however.

The law on contributory negligence has never been clear and I for one do not profess to know it.

A finding of 100% contributory negligence does not do this.

Any contributory negligence on the part of the employee would be fatal to his claim.

In modern case law, contributory negligence is compared to the injury caused by the other.

This was also the case where contributory negligence was established before 1945.

The plaintiff was therefore guilty of contributory negligence and could recover nothing.

This is like the legal concept of contributory negligence.

Duke's directors were held not to be liable for contributory negligence in the matter.

Cases where the plaintiff's conduct is called into question are normally concerned with contributory negligence.

The plaintiff's damages were reduced on the grounds of his contributory negligence.

First, the contributory negligence of the plaintiff and the amount by which his damages should be reduced.

At the same time, the teacher's award of damages was reduced due to his contributory negligence.

Also, contributory negligence is no defence in an action for deceit.

Contributory negligence of the aggrieved person might be a defence.

In other countries it can give rise to a partial defence of contributory negligence.

I say the laws of assumption of risk and contributory negligence favor us.

He was therefore held to have been guilty of contributory negligence and the widow's damages reduced.

It was held that the plaintiff was not guilty of contributory negligence.

The respondent pressed that the children were trespassers and have done contributory negligence.

The question of contributory negligence on the part of the deceased was also one for the jury.

Can there be a 100% reduction for contributory negligence?

A finding of contributory negligence on the other hand has a direct financial effect on the plaintiff.

The same is true of the defence of contributory negligence, section 6(1).