Contributory negligence is the negligence of a plaintiff constituting a partial cause or...
Comparative negligence is a rule used in negligence cases in some states that provides for computing both the plaintiff's and the defendant's negligence, with the plaintiff's damages being reduced by a percentage representing the degree of their contributing fault.
If the plaintiff's negligence is found to be greater than the defendant's, the plaintiff will receive nothing.
Contributory negligence is the negligence of a plaintiff constituting a partial cause or...