COMPARATIVE-NEGLIGENCE DOCTRINE

By SovConn | May 20, 2014

comparative-negligence doctrine.Torts. The principle that reduces a plaintiff’s recovery proportionally to the plaintiff’s degree of fault in causing the damage, rather than barring recovery completely. • Most states have statutorily adopted the comparative-negligence doctrine. See NEGLIGENCE. Cf. CONTRIBUTO-RY-NEGLIGENCE DOCTRINE. [Cases: Negligence 549.C.J.S. Negligence §§ 262–264.] [Blacks Law 8th]

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