Abstract
It is, indeed, a high-sounding phrase which announces that no man shall be permitted to base his recovery upon his own fault .... Yet, . . . there is a growing feeling that injustice is being worked and that there are situations in which the plaintiff should not be denied a recovery merely because his own fault has to some appreciable degree contributed to his harm
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 783-842 |
Number of pages | 60 |
Journal | Quinnipiac Law Review |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- United States
- Common law
- Damage mitigation (Law)
- Torts
- Comparative negligence
- Fairness