Bridges Farms, Inc. v. Blue

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• under comparative negligence doctrine, plaintiff whose negligence is less than negligence of defendant not denied recovery, but damages diminished in proportion to degree of fault attributable to plaintiff
• “Under the comparative-negligence doctrine of this state,... ‘where the negligence of the plaintiff and the defendant are equal, or the negligence of the plaintiff is more than that of the defendant, the plaintiff could not recover.’ ”
• plaintiff whose negligence is less than defendant's may recover diminished damages
• plaintiff whose negligence is less than defendant’s may recover diminished damages
• “Under the comparative-negligence doctrine of this state, a plaintiff whose negligence is less than that of the defendant is not denied recovery although his damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the degree of fault attributable to him.”

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